diff --git a/Doc/library/traceback.rst b/Doc/library/traceback.rst
index 7c78235..5e61141 100644
--- a/Doc/library/traceback.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/traceback.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
    This function prints a stack trace from its invocation point. The optional
    *f* argument can be used to specify an alternate stack frame to start. The
-   optional limit* and *file* arguments have the same meaning as for
+   optional *limit* and *file* arguments have the same meaning as for
    :func:`print_exception`.