diff --git a/doc/api/stream.markdown b/doc/api/stream.markdown
index a2f5e1fb019..22198c460f4 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/stream.markdown
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ approach.
 
 ```javascript
 var util = require('util');
-var Transform = require('stream').Transform);
+var Transform = require('stream').Transform;
 util.inherits(SimpleProtocol, Transform);
 
 function SimpleProtocol(options) {