diff --git a/django/views/decorators/gzip.py b/django/views/decorators/gzip.py
index dc6edad049007..f5b009db4a601 100644
--- a/django/views/decorators/gzip.py
+++ b/django/views/decorators/gzip.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-"Decorator for views that gzips pages if the client supports it."
-
 from django.utils.decorators import decorator_from_middleware
 from django.middleware.gzip import GZipMiddleware
 
 gzip_page = decorator_from_middleware(GZipMiddleware)
+gzip_page.__doc__ = "Decorator for views that gzips pages if the client supports it."