diff --git a/base/iterators.jl b/base/iterators.jl
index 696acbad59068..bebe8ac1701f1 100644
--- a/base/iterators.jl
+++ b/base/iterators.jl
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ and `x` is the `i`th value from the given iterator. It's useful when
 you need not only the values `x` over which you are iterating, but
 also the number of iterations so far. Note that `i` may not be valid
 for indexing `iter`; it's also possible that `x != iter[i]`, if `iter`
-has indices that do not start at 1. See the `enumerate(IndexLinear(),
+has indices that do not start at 1. See the `pairs(IndexLinear(),
 iter)` method if you want to ensure that `i` is an index.
 
 # Examples