diff --git a/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile b/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile
index 43babb8b523c628e80ce423e2b8307798a985b64..e59a30624e1d621bb5005f09c13c22f1044cd741 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ In designing a data model, you will sometimes find a model that should have a re
 
 <ruby>
 class Employee < ActiveRecord::Base
-  has_many :subordinates, :class_name => "Employee"
+  has_many :subordinates, :class_name => "Employee",
   belongs_to :manager, :class_name => "Employee"
     :foreign_key => "manager_id"
 end