diff --git a/docs/db-api.txt b/docs/db-api.txt
index 2a90b2d171..66faf4a793 100644
--- a/docs/db-api.txt
+++ b/docs/db-api.txt
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ In SQL terms, that evaluates to::
     WHERE NOT (pub_date > '2005-1-3' AND headline = 'Hello')
 
 This example excludes all entries whose ``pub_date`` is later than 2005-1-3
-AND whose headline is NOT "Hello"::
+OR whose headline is "Hello"::
 
     Entry.objects.exclude(pub_date__gt=datetime.date(2005, 1, 3)).exclude(headline='Hello')