diff --git a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
index 51d2beef1..da4d5f725 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ The following is an example of a rate throttle, that will randomly throttle 1 in
 
     class RandomRateThrottle(throttling.BaseThrottle):
         def allow_request(self, request, view):
-            return random.randint(1, 10) == 1
+            return random.randint(1, 10) != 1
 
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