diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index 55b6fde23..a6596d19d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ try:
         of '#' style headers to <h2>.
         """
 
-        extensions = ['headerid(level=2)']
+        extensions = ['markdown.extensions.headerid(level=2)']
         md = markdown.Markdown(extensions=extensions)
         return md.convert(text)
 except ImportError: