diff --git a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
index 3f981c033..8d880b037 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The default authentication schemes may be set globally, using the `DEFAULT_AUTHE
     }
 
 You can also set the authentication scheme on a per-view or per-viewset basis,
-using the `APIView` class based views.
+using the `APIView` class-based views.
 
     from rest_framework.authentication import SessionAuthentication, BasicAuthentication
     from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated