diff --git a/docs/ref/class-based-views/generic-display.txt b/docs/ref/class-based-views/generic-display.txt
index 7fc95ac5d2c..24006d48d3a 100644
--- a/docs/ref/class-based-views/generic-display.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/class-based-views/generic-display.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ DetailView
         <p>{{ object.content }}</p>
         <p>Reporter: {{ object.reporter }}</p>
         <p>Published: {{ object.pub_date|date }}</p>
-        <p>Date: {{ object.now|date }}</p>
+        <p>Date: {{ now|date }}</p>
 
 ListView
 --------