diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index 490dd5b49d..bb72f3fe55 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ subclass::
 
       For example::
 
-          class Person(object):
+          class Person(models.Model):
               first_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
               last_name = models.CharField(max_length=50)