diff --git a/ops/charm.py b/ops/charm.py
index f68e9c12d..0e44b5784 100755
--- a/ops/charm.py
+++ b/ops/charm.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def snapshot(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     def departing_unit(self) -> Optional[model.Unit]:
         """The :class:`ops.Unit` that is departing, if any.
 
-        Use this to determine (for example) whether this unit is the
+        Use this method to determine (for example) whether this unit is the
         departing one.
         """
         # doing this on init would fail because `framework` gets patched in