diff --git a/docs/generic_views.txt b/docs/generic_views.txt
index aab878467f..fdab97de27 100644
--- a/docs/generic_views.txt
+++ b/docs/generic_views.txt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ If the given URL is ``None``, Django will return an ``HttpResponseGone`` (410).
 This example redirects from ``/foo/<id>/`` to ``/bar/<id>/``::
 
     urlpatterns = patterns('django.views.generic.simple',
-        ('^foo/(?p<id>\d+)/$', 'redirect_to', {'url': '/bar/%(id)s/'}),
+        ('^foo/(?P<id>\d+)/$', 'redirect_to', {'url': '/bar/%(id)s/'}),
     )
 
 This example returns a 410 HTTP error for requests to ``/bar/``::