diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 3d7882c98d9302..97124486cc2bf5 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ console.log('I just set some globals!');
 
 const { createRequire } = getBuiltin('module');
 
-const require = createRequire(process.cwd + '/<preload>');
+const require = createRequire(process.cwd() + '/<preload>');
 // [...]
 `;
 }