diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index 0bf5710..6f4a3f1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 
    .. attribute:: daemon
 
-      The process's daemon flag, a Boolean value.  This must be called before
+      The process's daemon flag, a Boolean value.  This must be set before
       :meth:`start` is called.
 
       The initial value is inherited from the creating process.