diff --git a/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt b/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt
index d56a55960d..df14c8d9fa 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ The following example::
 ...is preferable to::
 
     entries[0].headline = 'This is not a test'
-    entries.save()
+    entries[0].save()
     entries[1].headline = 'This is no longer a test'
-    entries.save()
+    entries[1].save()
 
 Note that there are a number of :meth:`caveats to this method
 <django.db.models.query.QuerySet.bulk_update>`, so make sure it's appropriate