diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/html.py b/rest_framework/utils/html.py
index 15e83b3b4..c7af22843 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/html.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/html.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def parse_html_list(dictionary, prefix=''):
         '[0]foo': 'abc',
         '[0]bar': 'def',
         '[1]foo': 'hij',
-        '[2]bar': 'klm',
+        '[1]bar': 'klm',
     }
         -->
     [