diff --git a/serializer.rst b/serializer.rst
index d0dc2aea95c..b30b5caf2e2 100644
--- a/serializer.rst
+++ b/serializer.rst
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ works just like serializing a single object::
     $person2 = new Person('John Smith', 52, true);
 
     $persons = [$person1, $person2];
-    $JsonContent = $serializer->serialize($persons, 'json');
+    $jsonContent = $serializer->serialize($persons, 'json');
 
     // $jsonContent contains [{"name":"Jane Doe","age":39,"sportsman":false},{"name":"John Smith","age":52,"sportsman":true}]