diff --git a/doc/api.txt b/doc/api.txt
index def050430b..38b4c85469 100644
--- a/doc/api.txt
+++ b/doc/api.txt
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ Asynchronously reads the entire contents of a file. Example:
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 fs.readFile("/etc/passwd", function (err, data) {
   if (err) throw err;
-  sys.puts(content);
+  sys.puts(data);
 });
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 +