diff --git a/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt b/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt
index fd3edf5104..02cce34fbc 100644
--- a/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ Alternatively, you can create a subclass that sets ``self.queryset`` in
 
     class BaseAuthorFormSet(BaseModelFormSet):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            self.queryset = Author.objects.filter(name__startswith='O')
             super(BaseAuthorFormSet, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+            self.queryset = Author.objects.filter(name__startswith='O')
 
 Then, pass your ``BaseAuthorFormSet`` class to the factory function::