diff --git a/Doc/library/uuid.rst b/Doc/library/uuid.rst
index 747ee3ee0e1951..92d58024e84d4e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/uuid.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/uuid.rst
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ The :mod:`uuid` module defines the following functions:
    non-specified arguments are substituted for a pseudo-random integer of
    appropriate size.
 
-   By default, *a*, *b* and *c* are generated by a non-cryptographically
+   By default, *a*, *b* and *c* are not generated by a cryptographically
    secure pseudo-random number generator (CSPRNG). Use :func:`uuid4` when
    a UUID needs to be used in a security-sensitive context.