diff --git a/pep2html.py b/pep2html.py
index d4fc2de5e..b49241275 100755
--- a/pep2html.py
+++ b/pep2html.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SPACE = ' '
 
 
 def usage(code, msg=''):
-    print >> sys.stderr, __docs__ % globals()
+    print >> sys.stderr, __doc__ % globals()
     if msg:
         print >> sys.stderr, msg
     sys.exit(code)