diff --git a/Lib/abc.py b/Lib/abc.py
index bfccab2df..1ecff5e21 100644
--- a/Lib/abc.py
+++ b/Lib/abc.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def abstractmethod(funcobj):
 
         class C(metaclass=ABCMeta):
             @abstractmethod
-            def my_abstract_method(self, ...):
+            def my_abstract_method(self, arg1, arg2, argN):
                 ...
     """
     funcobj.__isabstractmethod__ = True