diff --git a/Lib/email/Header.py b/Lib/email/Header.py
index e02ccb8..9060fbb 100644
--- a/Lib/email/Header.py
+++ b/Lib/email/Header.py
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@
     def append(self, s, charset=None):
         """Append string s with Charset charset to the MIME header.
 
-        charset defaults to the one given in the class constructor.
+        charset defaults to the one given in the class constructor.  If
+        charset is given, it should be an instance of email.Charset.Charset.
         """
         if charset is None:
             charset = self._charset