diff --git a/source/release-notes/2.4.txt b/source/release-notes/2.4.txt
index 75b656cbef8..1e2d8038979 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/2.4.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/2.4.txt
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ following:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
-   db.records.ensureIndex( { a: "hashed" } )
+   db.active.ensureIndex( { a: "hashed" } )
 
 This operation creates a hashed index for the ``records`` collection
 on the ``a`` field.