diff --git a/changelog/3605.bugfix.rst b/changelog/3605.bugfix.rst
index 2d8513332..58a294ecb 100644
--- a/changelog/3605.bugfix.rst
+++ b/changelog/3605.bugfix.rst
@@ -1 +1 @@
-unpack marks from parameterization to prevent the markdecorator missmatch bug.
+no longer ValueError when using the ``get_marker`` api.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/mark/structures.py b/src/_pytest/mark/structures.py
index a04918f9d..d416e422b 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/mark/structures.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/mark/structures.py
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ def get_unpacked_marks(obj):
 
 
 def normalize_mark_list(mark_list):
+    """
+    normalizes marker decorating helpers to mark objects
+
+    :type mark_list: List[Union[Mark, Markdecorator]]
+    :rtype: List[Mark]
+    """
     return [getattr(mark, "mark", mark) for mark in mark_list]  # unpack MarkDecorator