Index: Lib/distutils/archive_util.py
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--- Lib/distutils/archive_util.py	(revision 87267)
+++ Lib/distutils/archive_util.py	(working copy)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 def make_zipfile(base_name, base_dir, verbose=0, dry_run=0):
     """Create a zip file from all the files under 'base_dir'.
 
-    The output zip file will be named 'base_dir' + ".zip".  Uses either the
+    The output zip file will be named 'base_name' + ".zip".  Uses either the
     "zipfile" Python module (if available) or the InfoZIP "zip" utility
     (if installed and found on the default search path).  If neither tool is
     available, raises DistutilsExecError.  Returns the name of the output zip
Index: Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
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--- Doc/distutils/apiref.rst	(revision 87267)
+++ Doc/distutils/apiref.rst	(working copy)
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
 .. function:: make_zipfile(base_name, base_dir[, verbose=0, dry_run=0])
 
    Create a zip file from all files in and under *base_dir*.  The output zip file
-   will be named *base_dir* + :file:`.zip`.  Uses either the  :mod:`zipfile` Python
+   will be named *base_name* + :file:`.zip`.  Uses either the  :mod:`zipfile` Python
    module (if available) or the InfoZIP :file:`zip`  utility (if installed and
    found on the default search path).  If neither  tool is available, raises
    :exc:`DistutilsExecError`.   Returns the name of the output zip file.