diff --git a/config/elasticsearch.yml b/config/elasticsearch.yml
index 87f61a4dc2a..9ff4d24e338 100644
--- a/config/elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/config/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 
 # Set a custom port for the node to node communication (9300 by default):
 #
-# transport.port: 9300
+# transport.tcp.port: 9300
 
 # Enable compression for all communication between nodes (disabled by default):
 #