diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
index 9f62456e12d..6d06ef6e25a 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ different User model.
         from django.conf import settings
         from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 
-        def post_save_receiver(signal, sender, instance, **kwargs):
+        def post_save_receiver(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
             pass
 
         post_save.connect(post_save_receiver, sender=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)