diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb
index ba52e41c08..5cb665ef75 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
     #   @person = Person.find(1)
     #   # => #<Person id: 1, name: "Donald E. Knuth">
     #
-    #   <%= link_to(@person.name, person_path %>
+    #   <%= link_to(@person.name, person_path(@person)) %>
     #   # => <a href="/person/1-donald-e-knuth">Donald E. Knuth</a>
     def parameterize(string, sep = '-')
       re_sep = Regexp.escape(sep)