diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 4cc53c7c2a5d64..6f663d473c3602 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ const realFs = require('node:fs');
 const fakeFs = {};
 require.cache.fs = { exports: fakeFs };
 
-assert.strictEqual(require('node:fs'), fakeFs);
+assert.strictEqual(require('fs'), fakeFs);
 assert.strictEqual(require('node:fs'), realFs);
 ```