diff --git a/service_container.rst b/service_container.rst
index f918be188cf..5eefce21d5d 100644
--- a/service_container.rst
+++ b/service_container.rst
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ this file is ``public: false`` by default.
 
 What does this mean? When a service **is** public, you can access it directly
 from the container object, which is accessible from any controller that extends
-``Controller``::
+:class:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Controller\\AbstractController`::
 
     use App\Service\MessageGenerator;