diff --git a/docs/topics/db/managers.txt b/docs/topics/db/managers.txt
index 9b7419759f..d7f5569c91 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/managers.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/managers.txt
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ this base class::
 
     class AbstractBase(models.Model):
         ...
-        objects = CustomerManager()
+        objects = CustomManager()
 
         class Meta:
             abstract = True