diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index 25ee478ad104d2..6aab69b7ceb681 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ grep.on('close', (code) => {
 ```
 
 
-Example of checking for failed exec:
+Example of checking for failed `spawn`:
 
 ```js
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;