diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi
index b10f2c638..80245bf10 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/logging/__init__.pyi
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3,):
     def basicConfig(*, filename: str = ..., filemode: str = ...,
                     format: str = ..., datefmt: str = ..., style: str = ...,
                     level: int = ..., stream: IO[str] = ...,
-                    handlers: Iterable[Handler]) -> None: ...
+                    handlers: Iterable[Handler] = ...) -> None: ...
 else:
     @overload
     def basicConfig() -> None: ...