diff --git a/Lib/contextlib.py b/Lib/contextlib.py
index b2902a4f373..4e3b9c2d389 100644
--- a/Lib/contextlib.py
+++ b/Lib/contextlib.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def contextfactory(func):
 
     Typical usage:
 
-        @contextmanager
+        @contextfactory
         def some_generator(<arguments>):
             <setup>
             try: