diff --git a/doc/api/zlib.md b/doc/api/zlib.md
index 04465c11352269..195c874f8decbc 100644
--- a/doc/api/zlib.md
+++ b/doc/api/zlib.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ request.on('response', (response) => {
       pipeline(response, zlib.createGunzip(), output, onError);
       break;
     case 'deflate':
-      pipeline(response, zlib.createInflate(), outout, onError);
+      pipeline(response, zlib.createInflate(), output, onError);
       break;
     default:
       pipeline(response, output, onError);