diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/autodoc.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/autodoc.i
index 1a80d003e..c22cc02f0 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/autodoc.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/autodoc.i
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%module autodoc
+%module(docstring="hello") autodoc
 
 %feature("autodoc");