diff --git a/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md b/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md
index cc090e27e270955e4cea2a52746bc432e40db469..7b8d2d3aef9585ab9e8b4cb66eb795737013346b 100644
--- a/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md
+++ b/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ directory. Files in this directory are served by the Sprockets middleware.
 
 Assets can still be placed in the `public` hierarchy. Any assets under `public`
 will be served as static files by the application or web server when
-`config.assets.serve_static_files` is set to true. You should use `app/assets` for
+`config.serve_static_files` is set to true. You should use `app/assets` for
 files that must undergo some pre-processing before they are served.
 
 In production, Rails precompiles these files to `public/assets` by default. The