diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index ff999e98439..5160e08544d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
       True
 
 
-.. function:: __import__(name, globals={}, locals={}, fromlist=[], level=-1)
+.. function:: __import__(name, globals={}, locals={}, fromlist=[], level=0)
 
    .. index::
       statement: import