diff --git a/doctrine/event_listeners_subscribers.rst b/doctrine/event_listeners_subscribers.rst
index 24b5f26c5ce..e69c7b2d80c 100644
--- a/doctrine/event_listeners_subscribers.rst
+++ b/doctrine/event_listeners_subscribers.rst
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ interface and have an event method for each event it subscribes to::
 
         public function index(LifecycleEventArgs $args)
         {
-            $entity = $args->getEntity();
+            $entity = $args->getObject();
 
             // perhaps you only want to act on some "Product" entity
             if ($entity instanceof Product) {