diff --git a/doc/config.rst b/doc/config.rst
index 819bf4681..b24e0277c 100644
--- a/doc/config.rst
+++ b/doc/config.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ General configuration
 .. confval:: extensions
 
    A list of strings that are module names of Sphinx extensions.  These can be
-   extensions coming with Sphinx (named ``sphinx.addons.*``) or custom ones.
+   extensions coming with Sphinx (named ``sphinx.ext.*``) or custom ones.
 
    Note that you can extend :data:`sys.path` within the conf file if your
    extensions live in another directory -- but make sure you use absolute paths.