diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 8ca81cbda2f42f..4ecdf826a23820 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ or object).
 Below, `bar.js` makes use of the `square` module, which exports a constructor:
 
 ```js
-const square = require('./square.js');
-const mySquare = square(2);
-console.log(`The area of my square is ${mySquare.area()}`);
+const Square = require('./square.js');
+const mySquare = new Square(2);
+console.log(`The area of mySquare is ${mySquare.area()}`);
 ```
 
 The `square` module is defined in `square.js`: