diff --git a/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc b/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc
index 03b43bc13cd..678d696ff80 100644
--- a/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ GET /_search
 }
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-Save the contents of the script as a file called `config/script/my_script.groovy`
+Save the contents of the script as a file called `config/scripts/my_script.groovy`
 on every data node in the cluster:
 
 [source,js]