diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
index 6e8eb519e5f..b489e0adbde 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.7.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ Email
 * :func:`~django.core.mail.send_mail` now accepts an ``html_message``
   parameter for sending a multipart ``text/plain`` and ``text/html`` email.
 * The SMTP :class:`~django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend` now accepts a
-  :attr:`~django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend.timeout` parameter.
+  ``timeout`` parameter.
 
 File Storage
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^