diff --git a/ckan/templates/macros/form.html b/ckan/templates/macros/form.html
index 01024d6ed35..2e163a8029d 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/macros/form.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/macros/form.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 Examples:
 
   {% import 'macros/form.html' as form %}
-  {{ form.select('year', label=_('Year'), options={2010: 2010, 2011: 2011}, selected=2011, error=errors.year) }}
+  {{ form.select('year', label=_('Year'), options=[{'name':2010, 'value': 2010},{'name': 2011, 'value': 2011}], selected=2011, error=errors.year) }}
 
 #}
 {% macro select(name, id='', label='', options='', selected='', error='', classes=[], attrs={}, is_required=false) %}