diff --git a/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic-mapping.asciidoc b/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic-mapping.asciidoc
index bbbfc90c47a..616770000f1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic-mapping.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/mapping/dynamic-mapping.asciidoc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ root and inner object types:
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 {
     "_default_" : {
-        "date_formats" : ["yyyy-MM-dd", "dd-MM-yyyy", "date_optional_time"]
+        "dynamic_date_formats" : ["yyyy-MM-dd", "dd-MM-yyyy", "date_optional_time"]
     }
 }
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