diff --git a/doc/api/vm.md b/doc/api/vm.md
index 209302b450bc09..609ee6b895c91a 100644
--- a/doc/api/vm.md
+++ b/doc/api/vm.md
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ to the `http` module passed to it. For instance:
 const vm = require('vm');
 
 const code = `
-(function(require) {
+((require) => {
   const http = require('http');
 
   http.createServer((request, response) => {