diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6c3a865..09e906c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var ast = espree.parse(code, {
     loc: true,
 
     // create a top-level comments array containing all comments
-    comments: true,
+    comment: true,
 
     // attach comments to the closest relevant node as leadingComments and
     // trailingComments