diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/index.html.erb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/index.html.erb
index c3b8ef118182a20944efafd379d087db7e812bb2..5f4904fee1742152c96587b397bcfaef93abc73f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/index.html.erb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/erb/scaffold/templates/index.html.erb
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 
 <br>
 
-<%%= link_to 'New <%= human_name %>', new_<%= singular_table_name %>_path %>
+<%%= link_to 'New <%= singular_table_name.titleize %>', new_<%= singular_table_name %>_path %>