diff --git a/pep-0426.txt b/pep-0426.txt
index a77e0499c..f600cac3e 100644
--- a/pep-0426.txt
+++ b/pep-0426.txt
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ them to be formatted neatly as reStructuredText without needing to
 carefully avoid the introduction of a blank line that would terminate
 the header section.
 
-The ``Distribution`` header is deprecated rather than removed to support
+The ``Description`` header is deprecated rather than removed to support
 easier conversion of existing tools and projects to the new metadata
 format.