diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt
index d69f5a7c7c..c585dd9248 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial.txt
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ model to represent this data::
         name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
         area = models.IntegerField()
         pop2005 = models.IntegerField('Population 2005')
-        fips = models.CharField('FIPS Code', max_length=2)
+        fips = models.CharField('FIPS Code', max_length=2, null=True)
         iso2 = models.CharField('2 Digit ISO', max_length=2)
         iso3 = models.CharField('3 Digit ISO', max_length=3)
         un = models.IntegerField('United Nations Code')