diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/home/templates/home/home_page.html b/wagtail/project_template/home/templates/home/home_page.html
index ff860c82b..83f13f4a9 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/home/templates/home/home_page.html
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/home/templates/home/home_page.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% templatetag openblock %} extends "base.html" {% templatetag closeblock %}
 
-{% templatetag openblock %} block body_class {% templatetag closeblock %}template-{% templatetag openvariable %} self.get_verbose_name|slugify {% templatetag closevariable %}{% templatetag openblock %} endblock {% templatetag closeblock %}
+{% templatetag openblock %} block body_class {% templatetag closeblock %}template-homepage{% templatetag openblock %} endblock {% templatetag closeblock %}
 
 {% templatetag openblock %} block content {% templatetag closeblock %}
     <h1>Welcome to your new Wagtail site!</h1>