diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index 1788e06baa..fa8baf0783 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ Setting headers
 To set a header in your response, just treat it like a dictionary::
 
     >>> response = HttpResponse()
-    >>> response['Pragma'] = 'no-cache'
+    >>> response['Cache-Control'] = 'no-cache'
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.1