diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst
index 3894837127877c..cf7cb638f9f807 100644
--- a/Doc/library/dis.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ iterations of the loop.
 
 .. opcode:: MAKE_CELL (i)
 
-   Creates a new cell in slot ``i``.  If that slot is empty then
+   Creates a new cell in slot ``i``.  If that slot is nonempty then
    that value is stored into the new cell.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.11