diff --git a/Modules/mmapmodule.c b/Modules/mmapmodule.c
index c8dfc24..8abf0ff 100644
--- a/Modules/mmapmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/mmapmodule.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
 will be the current size of the file when mmap is called.\n\
 flags specifies the nature of the mapping. MAP_PRIVATE creates a\n\
 private copy-on-write mapping, so changes to the contents of the mmap\n\
-object will be private to this process, and MAP_SHARED`creates a mapping\n\
+object will be private to this process, and MAP_SHARED creates a mapping\n\
 that's shared with all other processes mapping the same areas of the file.\n\
 The default value is MAP_SHARED.\n\
 \n\