diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin.txt
index c5f50cd8b7..7ffe09332d 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin.txt
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ many possibilities of customization. Inlines are built around
 ``form``
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-The value for ``form`` is inherited from ``ModelAdmin``. This is what is
+The value for ``form`` defaults to ``BaseModelForm``. This is what is
 passed through to ``formset_factory`` when creating the formset for this
 inline.