diff --git a/en/orm/database-basics.rst b/en/orm/database-basics.rst
index e18cf9c111..d3fb125e03 100644
--- a/en/orm/database-basics.rst
+++ b/en/orm/database-basics.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ It is also possible to use complex data types as arguments::
     $results = $connection
         ->execute(
             'SELECT * FROM articles WHERE created >= :created',
-            ['created' => DateTime('1 day ago')],
+            ['created' => new DateTime('1 day ago')],
             ['created' => 'datetime']
         )
         ->fetchAll('assoc');