diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 82303d05..46e60ff9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ The following examples make use of a simple table
     connection = pymysql.connect(host='localhost',
                                  user='user',
                                  password='passwd',
-                                 db='db',
+                                 database='db',
                                  cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
 
     with connection:
diff --git a/docs/source/user/examples.rst b/docs/source/user/examples.rst
index 966d46bd..e9e02410 100644
--- a/docs/source/user/examples.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user/examples.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The following examples make use of a simple table
     connection = pymysql.connect(host='localhost',
                                  user='user',
                                  password='passwd',
-                                 db='db',
+                                 database='db',
                                  charset='utf8mb4',
                                  cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)