diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas/inspectors.py b/rest_framework/schemas/inspectors.py
index a3381a09c..2f178d364 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas/inspectors.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas/inspectors.py
@@ -770,7 +770,10 @@ class OpenAPIAutoSchema(ViewInspector):
                 del content['properties'][name]
 
         return {
-            'content': {ct: content for ct in self.content_types}
+            'content': {
+                ct: {'schema': content}
+                for ct in self.content_types
+            }
         }
 
     def _get_responses(self, path, method):