diff --git a/doc/api/process.markdown b/doc/api/process.markdown
index 614f5cf07aa..ba0032509a2 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/process.markdown
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ Sets or reads the process's file mode creation mask. Child processes inherit
 the mask from the parent process. Returns the old mask if `mask` argument is
 given, otherwise returns the current mask.
 
-    var oldmask, newmask = 0644;
+    var oldmask, newmask = 0022;
 
     oldmask = process.umask(newmask);
     console.log('Changed umask from: ' + oldmask.toString(8) +