diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 2c1da1f56d1..765596f5af3 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Client example::
     import asyncio
     import aiohttp
 
-    await def fetch_page(client, url):
+    async def fetch_page(client, url):
         async with client.get(url) as response:
             assert response.status == 200
             return await response.read()