diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index e556af352fa..d65ec27aac0 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ class PyShell(OutputWindow):
             nosub = ''
         else:
             nosub = "==== No Subprocess ===="
-        self.write("Python %s on %s\n%s\nIDLEfork %s      %s\n" %
+        self.write("Python %s on %s\n%s\nIDLE %s      %s\n" %
                    (sys.version, sys.platform, self.COPYRIGHT,
                     idlever.IDLE_VERSION, nosub))
         self.showprompt()