diff --git a/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py b/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py
index e0b3e4d6405..7ccd367f016 100644
--- a/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py
+++ b/Lib/xml/dom/minidom.py
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ def _clone_node(node, deep, newOwnerDocument):
     """Create and return a clone of a DOM node.
 
       node
-        The DOM node to clone
+        The DOM node to clone.
       deep
         If True, recursively clone the node's descendants.
         If False, only clone the node itself.