diff --git a/rest_framework_gis/filters.py b/rest_framework_gis/filters.py
index 018241a4..07d264f8 100644
--- a/rest_framework_gis/filters.py
+++ b/rest_framework_gis/filters.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 class GeoFilterSet(django_filters.FilterSet):
     GEOFILTER_FOR_DBFIELD_DEFAULTS = {
-        models.GeometryField: {'filter_class': GeometryFilter},
+        models.GeometryField: {'filterset_class': GeometryFilter},
     }
 
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py b/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py
index bd290338..7d0107e6 100644
--- a/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py
+++ b/tests/django_restframework_gis_tests/views.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class Meta:
 class GeojsonLocationContainedInGeometry(generics.ListAPIView):
     queryset = Location.objects.all()
     serializer_class = LocationGeoSerializer
-    filter_class = LocationFilter
+    filterset_class = LocationFilter
 
     filter_backends = (DjangoFilterBackend,)