diff --git a/pep-0252.txt b/pep-0252.txt
index aad9831b7..c7d9bd35e 100644
--- a/pep-0252.txt
+++ b/pep-0252.txt
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Specification of the attribute descriptor API
 
     - readonly: Boolean indicating whether assignment to this
       attribute is disallowed.  This is usually true for methods.
-      Example: C.meth.readonly == 1; C.ivar.kind == 0.
+      Example: C.meth.readonly == 1; C.ivar.readonly == 0.
 
     - get(): a function of one argument that retrieves the attribute
       value from an object.  Examples: C.ivar.get(x) ~~ x.ivar;