diff --git a/book/security.rst b/book/security.rst
index c42a7f49934..3a9bf341674 100644
--- a/book/security.rst
+++ b/book/security.rst
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ authorization from inside a controller::
 .. versionadded:: 2.5
     The ``createAccessDeniedException`` method was introduced in Symfony 2.5.
 
-The :method:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Controller\\Controller::createAccessDeniedException()`
+The :method:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Controller\\Controller::createAccessDeniedException`
 method creates a special :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Security\\Core\Exception\\AccessDeniedException`
 object, which ultimately triggers a 403 HTTP response inside Symfony.