diff --git a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
index 3077a22ef23..ae560a6a72e 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ are loaded from the database::
                 values.pop() if f.attname in field_names else DEFERRED
                 for f in cls._meta.concrete_fields
             ]
-        new = cls(*values)
+        instance = cls(*values)
         instance._state.adding = False
         instance._state.db = db
         # customization to store the original field values on the instance