diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 9a6bb62fab110a..57db302c307d7b 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -667,7 +667,10 @@ CommonJS and ES module instances of the package:
 
     ```js
     // ./node_modules/pkg/index.mjs
-    export state from './state.cjs';
+    import state from './state.cjs';
+    export {
+      state
+    };
     ```
 
    Even if `pkg` is used via both `require` and `import` in an application (for