diff --git a/shared-bindings/math/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/math/__init__.c
index f25c261ef5..f0698164a7 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/math/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/math/__init__.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ STATIC NORETURN void math_error(void) {
 //|     """Return ``x * (2**exp)``."""
 //|     ...
 //|
-//| def log(x: float, base: float = math.e) -> float:
+//| def log(x: float, base: float = 2.71828) -> float:
 //|     """Return the logarithm of x to the given base. If base is not specified,
 //|     returns the natural logarithm (base e) of x""
 //|     ...