diff --git a/django/utils/dateformat.py b/django/utils/dateformat.py
index 9a296c3f2d..bfca46b3d5 100644
--- a/django/utils/dateformat.py
+++ b/django/utils/dateformat.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class DateFormat(TimeFormat):
         return u"%+03d%02d" % (seconds // 3600, (seconds // 60) % 60)
 
     def r(self):
-        "RFC 822 formatted date; e.g. 'Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200'"
+        "RFC 2822 formatted date; e.g. 'Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200'"
         return self.format('D, j M Y H:i:s O')
 
     def S(self):
diff --git a/docs/templates.txt b/docs/templates.txt
index 5d5f657747..39735fcbed 100644
--- a/docs/templates.txt
+++ b/docs/templates.txt
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ Available format strings:
                       if they're zero and the special-case
                       strings 'midnight' and 'noon' if
                       appropriate. Proprietary extension.
-    r                 RFC 822 formatted date.                   ``'Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200'``
+    r                 RFC 2822 formatted date.                  ``'Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200'``
     s                 Seconds, 2 digits with leading zeros.     ``'00'`` to ``'59'``
     S                 English ordinal suffix for day of the     ``'st'``, ``'nd'``, ``'rd'`` or ``'th'``
                       month, 2 characters.