diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
index 42b6cd2217..e06a359ec8 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ define the details of how the relation works.
             name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
 
         # That's now the name of the reverse filter
-        article_instance.filter(tag__name="important")
+        Article.objects.filter(tag__name="important")
 
 .. attribute:: ForeignKey.to_field