diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/util.py b/i3pystatus/core/util.py
index c5bdcf4..55d3364 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/util.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/util.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def formatp(string, **kwargs):
     Escaped brackets, i.e. \\\\[ and \\\\] are copied verbatim to output.
 
     :param string: Format string
-    :param **kwargs: keyword arguments providing data for the format string
+    :param kwargs: keyword arguments providing data for the format string
     :returns: Formatted string
     """