diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/json.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/json.sgml
index 6ff87518705..76b346a651a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/json.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/json.sgml
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ CREATE INDEX idxgintags ON api USING GIN ((jdoc -> 'tags'));
 SELECT jdoc->'guid', jdoc->'name' FROM api WHERE jdoc @@ '$.tags[*] == "qui"';
 </programlisting>
 <programlisting>
-SELECT jdoc->'guid', jdoc->'name' FROM api WHERE jdoc @@ '$.tags[*] ? (@ == "qui")';
+SELECT jdoc->'guid', jdoc->'name' FROM api WHERE jdoc @? '$.tags[*] ? (@ == "qui")';
 </programlisting>
     GIN index extracts statements of following form out of
     <literal>jsonpath</literal>: <replaceable>accessors_chain</replaceable> = <replaceable>const</replaceable>.