diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/templates/formtools/wizard/wizard_form.html b/django/contrib/formtools/templates/formtools/wizard/wizard_form.html
index fe755222ed..95bc576618 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/templates/formtools/wizard/wizard_form.html
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/templates/formtools/wizard/wizard_form.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if wizard.steps.prev %}
-<button name="wizard_prev_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.first }}">{% trans "first step" %}</button>
-<button name="wizard_prev_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.prev }}">{% trans "prev step" %}</button>
+<button name="wizard_goto_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.first }}">{% trans "first step" %}</button>
+<button name="wizard_goto_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.prev }}">{% trans "prev step" %}</button>
 {% endif %}
 <input type="submit" name="submit" value="{% trans "submit" %}" />
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py
index b5ebe90030..87bb5f6e5e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/namedwizardtests/tests.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class NamedWizardTests(object):
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse(self.wizard_urlname, kwargs={
                 'step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].current
-            }), {'wizard_prev_step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].prev})
+            }), {'wizard_goto_step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].prev})
         response = self.client.get(response['Location'])
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py
index 3eb77cb648..592065e51a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class WizardTests(object):
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form2')
 
         response = self.client.post(self.wizard_url, {
-            'wizard_prev_step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].prev})
+            'wizard_goto_step': response.context['wizard']['steps'].prev})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context['wizard']['steps'].current, 'form1')
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py b/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py
index 85ffc626ba..ac902edbef 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ class WizardView(TemplateView):
         wasn't successful), the next step (if the current step was stored
         successful) or the done view (if no more steps are available)
         """
-        # Look for a wizard_prev_step element in the posted data which
+        # Look for a wizard_goto_step element in the posted data which
         # contains a valid step name. If one was found, render the requested
         # form. (This makes stepping back a lot easier).
-        wizard_prev_step = self.request.POST.get('wizard_prev_step', None)
-        if wizard_prev_step and wizard_prev_step in self.get_form_list():
-            self.storage.current_step = wizard_prev_step
+        wizard_goto_step = self.request.POST.get('wizard_goto_step', None)
+        if wizard_goto_step and wizard_goto_step in self.get_form_list():
+            self.storage.current_step = wizard_goto_step
             form = self.get_form(
                 data=self.storage.get_step_data(self.steps.current),
                 files=self.storage.get_step_files(self.steps.current))
@@ -638,10 +638,10 @@ class NamedUrlWizardView(WizardView):
         Do a redirect if user presses the prev. step button. The rest of this
         is super'd from FormWizard.
         """
-        prev_step = self.request.POST.get('wizard_prev_step', None)
-        if prev_step and prev_step in self.get_form_list():
-            self.storage.current_step = prev_step
-            return redirect(self.url_name, step=prev_step)
+        wizard_goto_step = self.request.POST.get('wizard_goto_step', None)
+        if wizard_goto_step and wizard_goto_step in self.get_form_list():
+            self.storage.current_step = wizard_goto_step
+            return redirect(self.url_name, step=wizard_goto_step)
         return super(NamedUrlWizardView, self).post(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_context_data(self, form, **kwargs):
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/formtools/form-wizard.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/formtools/form-wizard.txt
index 4c071c155f..01f5567706 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/formtools/form-wizard.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/formtools/form-wizard.txt
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ Here's a full example template:
     {% endif %}
     </table>
     {% if wizard.steps.prev %}
-    <button name="wizard_prev_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.first }}">{% trans "first step" %}</button>
-    <button name="wizard_prev_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.prev }}">{% trans "prev step" %}</button>
+    <button name="wizard_goto_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.first }}">{% trans "first step" %}</button>
+    <button name="wizard_goto_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.prev }}">{% trans "prev step" %}</button>
     {% endif %}
     <input type="submit" value="{% trans "submit" %}"/>
     </form>