diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
index 9b73516fbf..5011eaebe9 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ user model, even if the default :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User` model
 is sufficient for you. This model behaves identically to the default user
 model, but you'll be able to customize it in the future if the need arises::
 
-    from django.conf.auth.models import AbstractUser
+    from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
 
     class User(AbstractUser):
         pass