diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index e9784a584a..cb87ebb1a2 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ many possibilities of customization. Inlines are built around
 ``form``
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-The value for ``form`` defaults to ``BaseModelForm``. This is what is
+The value for ``form`` defaults to ``ModelForm``. This is what is
 passed through to ``inlineformset_factory`` when creating the formset for this
 inline.