diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-executable-jar-format.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-executable-jar-format.adoc
index a8f89d7b14..2f7a76a489 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-executable-jar-format.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-executable-jar-format.adoc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Spring Boot Loader compatible war files should be structured in the following wa
 
 [indent=0]
 ----
-	example.jar
+	example.war
 	 |
 	 +-META-INF
 	 |  +-MANIFEST.MF