diff --git a/Doc/library/compileall.rst b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
index d515d4d2fb1..55dd958909b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/compileall.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/compileall.rst
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Public functions
    cases where the source file does not exist at the time the byte-code file is
    executed.
 
-   If *ra* is given, its search method is passed the full path name to the
+   If *rx* is given, its search method is passed the full path name to the
    file being compiled, and if it returns a true value, the file is not
    compiled and ``True`` is returned.