diff --git a/lib/elements/dom-module.html b/lib/elements/dom-module.html
index 0b63bbf1a3..8f785ae865 100644
--- a/lib/elements/dom-module.html
+++ b/lib/elements/dom-module.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
    *
    * Then in code in some other location that cannot access the dom-module above
    *
-   *     let img = document.createElement('dom-module').import('foo', 'img');
+   *     let img = customElements.get('dom-module').import('foo', 'img');
    *
    * @customElement
    * @extends HTMLElement