diff --git a/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/common-patterns.adoc b/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/common-patterns.adoc
index 2b361817f..99bc39535 100644
--- a/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/common-patterns.adoc
+++ b/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/common-patterns.adoc
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class CustomItemWriter extends ItemListenerSupport implements StepListene
 
     public void afterRead(Object item) {
         if (isPoisonPill(item)) {
-            stepExecution.setTerminateOnly(true);
+            stepExecution.setTerminateOnly();
        }
     }