diff --git a/pep-0420.txt b/pep-0420.txt
index 4c0f15fa3..c8facb290 100644
--- a/pep-0420.txt
+++ b/pep-0420.txt
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ would be in a directory that is on ``sys.path``.  Inside "foo" would
 be two directories, "bar" and "baz".  If "foo.bar" is removed (perhaps
 by an automatic packager), care must be taken not to remove the
 "foo/baz" or "foo" directories.  Note that in this case "foo" will be
-a namespace package (because it lacks an ``__init__.py``, even though
+a namespace package (because it lacks an ``__init__.py``), even though
 all of its portions are in the same directory.
 
 If the portions are installed in different locations, two different