diff --git a/Lib/SocketServer.py b/Lib/SocketServer.py
index dee56daa772..06ed134b0f3 100644
--- a/Lib/SocketServer.py
+++ b/Lib/SocketServer.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class BaseServer:
 
     - address_family
     - socket_type
-    - reuse_address
+    - allow_reuse_address
 
     Instance variables: