diff --git a/docs/faq.txt b/docs/faq.txt
index b5150a0967..202b73c6be 100644
--- a/docs/faq.txt
+++ b/docs/faq.txt
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ Why do I get an error about importing DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE?
 Make sure that:
 
     * The environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE is set to a fully-qualified
-      Python module (i.e. "mysite.settings.main").
+      Python module (i.e. "mysite.settings").
 
-    * Said module is on ``sys.path`` (``import mysite.settings.main`` should work).
+    * Said module is on ``sys.path`` (``import mysite.settings`` should work).
 
     * The module doesn't contain syntax errors (of course).