diff --git a/docs/ref/signals.txt b/docs/ref/signals.txt
index 0253832b8df..3d9570522ff 100644
--- a/docs/ref/signals.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/signals.txt
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ and then did something like this::
     >>> t = Topping.objects.create(...)
     >>> p.toppings.add(t)
 
-the arguments sent to a :data:`m2m_changed` handler (``topppings_changed`` in
+the arguments sent to a :data:`m2m_changed` handler (``toppings_changed`` in
 the example above) would be:
 
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