diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/STORING_METADATA_IN_D.TS.md b/packages/core/src/render3/STORING_METADATA_IN_D.TS.md
index a1bcb68de0..6d0054c9e5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/STORING_METADATA_IN_D.TS.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/STORING_METADATA_IN_D.TS.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class MyAppComponent {
 })
 class MyAppModule {
     // ngtsc generates this:
-  static ɵdir = ɵɵdefineNgModule(...);
+  static ɵmod = ɵɵdefineNgModule(...);
 }
 ```