diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index 8eb578d505..99878f6ab9 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ The :class:`StreamingHttpResponse` is not a subclass of :class:`HttpResponse`,
 because it features a slightly different API. However, it is almost identical,
 with the following notable differences:
 
-* It should be given an iterator that yields strings as content.
+* It should be given an iterator that yields bytestrings as content.
 
 * You cannot access its content, except by iterating the response object
   itself. This should only occur when the response is returned to the client.