diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
index c29d69c143cfe6..55668dacfe49fd 100644
--- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ an :term:`importer`.
 
    .. classmethod:: factory(loader)
 
-      A static method which returns a callable that creates a lazy loader. This
+      A class method which returns a callable that creates a lazy loader. This
       is meant to be used in situations where the loader is passed by class
       instead of by instance.
       ::