diff --git a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
index 5ea72803fb32c..7650951e222af 100644
--- a/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/django-admin.txt
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ model names.
 .. versionadded:: 1.2
 
 The :djadminopt:`--database` option can be used to specify the database
-onto which the data will be loaded.
+from which data will be dumped.
 
 .. django-admin-option:: --natural