diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index c63c118e3d..9c193c86f0 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -1036,7 +1036,8 @@ through the template engine: the files whose extensions match the
 with the ``--name`` option. The :class:`template context
 <django.template.Context>` used is:
 
-- Any option passed to the startproject command
+- Any option passed to the startapp command (among the command's supported
+  options)
 - ``project_name`` -- the project name as passed to the command
 - ``project_directory`` -- the full path of the newly created project
 - ``secret_key`` -- a random key for the :setting:`SECRET_KEY` setting