diff --git a/Doc/library/hashlib.rst b/Doc/library/hashlib.rst
index e8298d12972d5a..862bb91b06a50e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/hashlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/hashlib.rst
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ a file or file-like object.
    .. versionadded:: 3.11
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.13.4
-      Now raises a :exc:`BlockingIOError` if the file is opened in blocking
+      Now raises a :exc:`BlockingIOError` if the file is opened in non-blocking
       mode. Previously, spurious null bytes were added to the digest.