diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
index f2b88139e5..d30797a15b 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ case it can't be included in a :class:`~django.forms.ModelForm`.
 
 .. attribute:: BinaryField.max_length
 
-    The maximum length (in characters) of the field. The maximum length is
-    enforced in Django's validation using
+    The maximum length (in bytes) of the field. The maximum length is enforced
+    in Django's validation using
     :class:`~django.core.validators.MaxLengthValidator`.
 
 .. admonition:: Abusing ``BinaryField``