diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2893680bfc8b4b..c8b05fc2de9c85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var SomeAwesomeComponent = React.createClass({
     muiTheme: React.PropTypes.object
   },
 
-  getChildContext() {
+  getChildContext: function() {
     return {
       muiTheme: ThemeManager.getCurrentTheme()
     };
diff --git a/docs/src/app/components/pages/get-started.jsx b/docs/src/app/components/pages/get-started.jsx
index a1df5de7a7304d..db6e68fd6388ec 100644
--- a/docs/src/app/components/pages/get-started.jsx
+++ b/docs/src/app/components/pages/get-started.jsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class GetStarted extends React.Component {
           '  childContextTypes: {\n' +
           '    muiTheme: React.PropTypes.object\n' +
           '  },\n\n' +
-          '  getChildContext() {\n' +
+          '  getChildContext: function() {\n' +
           '    return {\n' +
           '      muiTheme: ThemeManager.getCurrentTheme()\n' +
           '    };\n' +