diff --git a/site/_docs/pagination.md b/site/_docs/pagination.md
index 07650eb4..7afa55ca 100644
--- a/site/_docs/pagination.md
+++ b/site/_docs/pagination.md
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ page with links to all but the current page.
     {% if page == paginator.page %}
       <em>{{ page }}</em>
     {% elsif page == 1 %}
-      <a href="{{ '/index.html' | prepend: site.baseurl | replace: '//', '/' }}">{{ page }}</a>
+      <a href="{{ paginator.previous_page_path | prepend: site.baseurl | replace: '//', '/' }}">{{ page }}</a>
     {% else %}
       <a href="{{ site.paginate_path | prepend: site.baseurl | replace: '//', '/' | replace: ':num', page }}">{{ page }}</a>
     {% endif %}