diff --git a/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt b/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
index 86e785a19d..03a7d3b7cd 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ registered with any ``Admin`` instance::
     admin.site.register(Author, MultiDBModelAdmin)
     admin.site.register(Publisher, PublisherAdmin)
 
-    othersite = admin.Site('othersite')
+    othersite = admin.AdminSite('othersite')
     othersite.register(Publisher, MultiDBModelAdmin)
 
 This example sets up two admin sites. On the first site, the