diff --git a/docs/source/deploy.rst b/docs/source/deploy.rst
index b6355a1c..c7a0212c 100644
--- a/docs/source/deploy.rst
+++ b/docs/source/deploy.rst
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ Gunicorn 19 introduced a breaking change concerning how ``REMOTE_ADDR`` is
 handled. Previous to Gunicorn 19 this was set to the value of
 ``X-Forwarded-For`` if received from a trusted proxy. However, this was not in
 compliance with :rfc:`3875` which is why the ``REMOTE_ADDR`` is now the IP
-address of **the proxy** and **not the actual user**. You should instead
-configure Nginx to send the user's IP address through the ``X-Forwarded-For``
-header like this::
+address of **the proxy** and **not the actual user**.
 
-    ...
-    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-    ...
+To have access logs indicate **the actual user** IP when proxied, set
+:ref:`access-log-format` with a format which includes ``X-Forwarded-For``. For
+example, this format uses ``X-Forwarded-For`` in place of ``REMOTE_ADDR``::
+
+    %({x-forwarded-for}i)s %(l)s %(u)s %(t)s "%(r)s" %(s)s %(b)s "%(f)s" "%(a)s"
 
 It is also worth noting that the ``REMOTE_ADDR`` will be completely empty if
 you bind Gunicorn to a UNIX socket and not a TCP ``host:port`` tuple.