diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index b69b0f3027..043c77301c 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Temp file factory.
 
 ```js
 f1 = tmpfile()         // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg
-f2 = tmpfile('f2.txt')  // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/foo.txt
+f2 = tmpfile('f2.txt')  // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/f2.txt
 f3 = tmpfile('f3.txt', 'string or buffer')
 f4 = tmpfile('f4.sh', 'echo "foo"', 0o744) // executable
 ```