diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 152983451bc38..eb30affc6a5af 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -7479,7 +7479,10 @@ def clip(self, lower=None, upper=None, axis=None, inplace=False, *args, **kwargs
             Whether to perform the operation in place on the data.
 
             .. versionadded:: 0.21.0
-        *args, **kwargs
+        *args : iterable, optional
+            Positional argument have no effect but might be accepted
+            for compatibility with numpy.
+        **kwargs : mapping, optional
             Additional keywords have no effect but might be accepted
             for compatibility with numpy.