diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
index ad26505086..21f892f443 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # Example object structure for use with this method:
       #   class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-      #     has_and_belongs_to_many :author
+      #     has_and_belongs_to_many :authors
       #   end
       #   class Author < ActiveRecord::Base
       #     has_and_belongs_to_many :posts
diff --git a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md
index dea1ddef71..187c910e37 100644
--- a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md
+++ b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ Example object structure for use with this method:
 
 ```ruby
 class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-  has_and_belongs_to_many :author
+  has_and_belongs_to_many :authors
 end
 
 class Author < ActiveRecord::Base