diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index aa5ec5eae0f..2d4f30f86c7 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     config.active_record.belongs_to_required_validates_foreign_key = false
     ```
 
-    and will be disabled by default with `load_defaults 7.1`.
+    and will be disabled by default with `config.load_defaults 7.1`.
 
     *fatkodima*
 
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb.tt b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb.tt
index e04ff450f3f..b06158c09b0 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb.tt
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb.tt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
 # Set the maximum size for Rails log files.
 #
-# `load_defaults 7.1` does not set this value for environments other than
+# `config.load_defaults 7.1` does not set this value for environments other than
 # development and test.
 #
 # if Rails.env.development? || Rails.env.test?