diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
index 28d06f25c..470c37bb8 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
@@ -533,10 +533,10 @@ The serializer method referred to by the `method_name` argument should accept a
 
     from django.contrib.auth.models import User
     from django.utils.timezone import now
-    from rest_framework import serializers
+    from rest_framework import fields
 
     class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-        days_since_joined = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+        days_since_joined = fields.SerializerMethodField()
 
         class Meta:
             model = User