diff --git a/source/components/notify.smtp.markdown b/source/components/notify.smtp.markdown
index 09b57f4ff3a..51d86a9eea6 100644
--- a/source/components/notify.smtp.markdown
+++ b/source/components/notify.smtp.markdown
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ To enable notification by e-mail in your installation, add the following to your
 # Example configuration.yaml entry
 notify:
   name: NOTIFIER_NAME
-  platform: mail
+  platform: smtp
   server: MAIL_SERVER
   port: YOUR_SMTP_PORT
   sender: SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESS