diff --git a/pep-0566.rst b/pep-0566.rst
index 5b81c63c7..7c0391175 100644
--- a/pep-0566.rst
+++ b/pep-0566.rst
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ as follows:
 #. The transformed value for any field marked with "(Multiple-use") should be a
    single list containing all the original values for the given key;
 #. The ``Keywords`` field should be converted to a list by splitting the
-   original value on whitespace characters;
+   original value on commas;
 #. The message body, if present, should be set to the value of the
    ``description`` key.
 #. The result should be stored as a string-keyed dictionary.