diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/staticfiles.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/staticfiles.txt
index 2cd2282f4e..2befe2d331 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/staticfiles.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/staticfiles.txt
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ primary URL configuration::
    from django.conf import settings
 
    if settings.DEBUG:
-       urlpatterns = patterns('django.contrib.staticfiles.views',
+       urlpatterns += patterns('django.contrib.staticfiles.views',
            url(r'^static/(?P<path>.*)$', 'serve'),
        )