diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 9210e216c1b5f5..b8ae689bc9900a 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ console.log('I just set some globals!');
 
 const { createRequire } = getBuiltin('module');
 
-const require = createRequire(process.cwd + '/<preload>');
+const require = createRequire(process.cwd() + '/<preload>');
 // [...]
 `;
 }