diff --git a/docs/settings.txt b/docs/settings.txt
index 3b3e908fab..444da0b867 100644
--- a/docs/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/settings.txt
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ Server errors
 -------------
 
 When ``DEBUG`` is ``False``, Django will e-mail the users listed in the
-``ADMIN`` setting whenever your code raises an unhandled exception and results
+``ADMINS`` setting whenever your code raises an unhandled exception and results
 in an internal server error (HTTP status code 500). This gives the
 administrators immediate notification of any errors.