diff --git a/docs/_docs/pagination.md b/docs/_docs/pagination.md
index b0bb13dd..a9ec1a7e 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/pagination.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/pagination.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ page with links to all but the current page.
     {% if page == paginator.page %}
       <em>{{ page }}</em>
     {% elsif page == 1 %}
-      <a href="{{ paginator.previous_page_path | relative_url }}">{{ page }}</a>
+      <a href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}">{{ page }}</a>
     {% else %}
       <a href="{{ site.paginate_path | relative_url | replace: ':num', page }}">{{ page }}</a>
     {% endif %}