diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 07cff14f..5e572518 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ Core Library
 * `#523 <https://github.com/dw/mitogen/issues/523>` : the test suite didn't
   generate a code coverage report if any test failed.
 
+* `#524 <https://github.com/dw/mitogen/issues/524>` : Python 3.6+ emitted a
+  :class:`DeprecationWarning` for :func:`mitogen.utils.run_with_router`.
+
 
 Thanks!
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/mitogen/utils.py b/mitogen/utils.py
index 07559d56..ba1fcf27 100644
--- a/mitogen/utils.py
+++ b/mitogen/utils.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def log_to_file(path=None, io=False, level='INFO'):
 
 def run_with_router(func, *args, **kwargs):
     """
-    Arrange for `func(router, \*args, \**kwargs)` to run with a temporary
+    Arrange for `func(router, *args, **kwargs)` to run with a temporary
     :class:`mitogen.master.Router`, ensuring the Router and Broker are
     correctly shut down during normal or exceptional return.