diff --git a/docs/howto/custom-template-tags.txt b/docs/howto/custom-template-tags.txt
index 69e223c01c..ebfe6c3836 100644
--- a/docs/howto/custom-template-tags.txt
+++ b/docs/howto/custom-template-tags.txt
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ you see fit:
 
 .. code-block:: html+django
 
-    {% get_current_time "%Y-%m-%d %I:%M %p" as the_time %}
+    {% current_time "%Y-%m-%d %I:%M %p" as the_time %}
     <p>The time is {{ the_time }}.</p>
 
 .. _howto-custom-template-tags-inclusion-tags: