diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc
index cfd04ce57a..f9035e41f7 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/kotlin.adoc
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ This `beans()` function can then be used to register beans on the application co
 [source,kotlin]
 ----
 val context = GenericApplicationContext().apply {
-  beans().invoke(this)
+  beans().initialize(this)
   refresh()
 }
 ----