diff --git a/security/remember_me.rst b/security/remember_me.rst
index ae1352be1ed..1021168cdd2 100644
--- a/security/remember_me.rst
+++ b/security/remember_me.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ the session lasts using a cookie with the ``remember_me`` firewall option:
                 main:
                     # ...
                     remember_me:
-                        secret:   '%secret%'
+                        secret:   '%kernel.secret%'
                         lifetime: 604800 # 1 week in seconds
                         path:     /
                         # by default, the feature is enabled by checking a
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ the session lasts using a cookie with the ``remember_me`` firewall option:
 
                     <!-- 604800 is 1 week in seconds -->
                     <remember-me
-                        secret="%secret%"
+                        secret="%kernel.secret%"
                         lifetime="604800"
                         path="/" />
                     <!-- by default, the feature is enabled by checking a checkbox
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ the session lasts using a cookie with the ``remember_me`` firewall option:
                 'main' => array(
                     // ...
                     'remember_me' => array(
-                        'secret'   => '%secret%',
+                        'secret'   => '%kernel.secret%',
                         'lifetime' => 604800, // 1 week in seconds
                         'path'     => '/',
                         // by default, the feature is enabled by checking a