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diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index 81aa645..ad91a8d 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ handles more complex cases:
 SubFactory
 """"""""""
 
-.. class:: SubFactory(sub_factory, **kwargs)
+.. class:: SubFactory(factory, **kwargs)
 
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@@ -601,6 +601,18 @@ The :class:`SubFactory` attribute should be called with:
   factory
 
 
+.. note:: When passing an actual :class:`~factory.Factory` for the
+          :attr:`~factory.SubFactory.factory` argument, make sure to pass
+          the class and not instance (i.e no ``()`` after the class):
+
+          .. code-block:: python
+
+              class FooFactory(factory.Factory):
+                  FACTORY_FOR = Foo
+
+                  bar = factory.SubFactory(BarFactory)  # Not BarFactory()
+
+
 Definition
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -1040,6 +1052,18 @@ RelatedFactory
         keyword:
 
 
+.. note:: When passing an actual :class:`~factory.Factory` for the
+          :attr:`~factory.RelatedFactory.factory` argument, make sure to pass
+          the class and not instance (i.e no ``()`` after the class):
+
+          .. code-block:: python
+
+              class FooFactory(factory.Factory):
+                  FACTORY_FOR = Foo
+
+                  bar = factory.RelatedFactory(BarFactory)  # Not BarFactory()
+
+
 .. code-block:: python
 
     class CityFactory(factory.Factory):