diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index 6ea104e23956c5..a834f5151e25a1 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ grep.on('close', (code) => {
 ```
 
 
-Example of checking for failed exec:
+Example of checking for failed `spawn`:
 
 ```js
 const { spawn } = require('child_process');