diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/default.txt b/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
index a8d32b2fea..75d33b5e7e 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ Helper functions
       Defaults to :setting:`settings.LOGIN_URL <LOGIN_URL>` if not supplied.
 
     * ``redirect_field_name``: The name of a ``GET`` field containing the
-      URL to redirect to after log out. Overrides ``next`` if the given
+      URL to redirect to after login. Overrides ``next`` if the given
       ``GET`` parameter is passed.
 
 .. _built-in-auth-forms: