diff --git a/docs/db-api.txt b/docs/db-api.txt
index 39a5098da4..a25a374bbc 100644
--- a/docs/db-api.txt
+++ b/docs/db-api.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ a weblog application::
         name = models.CharField(maxlength=50)
         email = models.URLField()
 
-        class __str__(self):
+        def __str__(self):
             return self.name
 
     class Entry(models.Model):