diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst
index a61dd75cbeab67..7915be81f1f463 100644
--- a/Doc/library/dis.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ 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