diff --git a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md
index c31b50fcfcd3e865273fa76713868f2beab31b66..d3dd0e5bf2d472e918e7665567cf4b0de54a6830 100644
--- a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md
+++ b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ key. The list of emails can be an array of email addresses or a single string
 with the addresses separated by commas.
 
 ```ruby
-class AdminMailer < ActionMailer::Base
+class AdminMailer < ApplicationMailer
   default to: Proc.new { Admin.pluck(:email) },
           from: 'notification@example.com'