diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
index a909b856951e..60021b0ea327 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/widgets.py
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ def set_active(self, index):
 
     def get_status(self):
         """
-        Return a tuple of the status (True/False) of all of the check buttons.
+        Return a list of the status (True/False) of all of the check buttons.
         """
         return [l1.get_visible() for (l1, l2) in self.lines]