diff --git a/alembic/operations/base.py b/alembic/operations/base.py
index d27b4fb3..9b52fa6f 100644
--- a/alembic/operations/base.py
+++ b/alembic/operations/base.py
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ def create_table(
              the SQLAlchemy construct
              :class:`~sqlalchemy.sql.elements.quoted_name`.
             :param if_not_exists: If True, adds IF NOT EXISTS operator when
-             creating the table.
+             creating the new table.
 
              .. versionadded:: 1.13.3
             :param \**kw: Other keyword arguments are passed to the underlying