diff --git a/docs/src/reference/docbook/control-bus.xml b/docs/src/reference/docbook/control-bus.xml
index 4aecefdb34..06f9f02472 100644
--- a/docs/src/reference/docbook/control-bus.xml
+++ b/docs/src/reference/docbook/control-bus.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   For example, to execute a method on a Spring Bean a client
   could send a message to the operation channel as follows:</para>
 
-  <programlisting>Message operation = MessageBuilder.withPayload("@myServiceBean.shutdown()");
+  <programlisting>Message operation = MessageBuilder.withPayload("@myServiceBean.shutdown()").build();
 operationChannel.send(operation)</programlisting>
 
   <para>The root of the context for the expression is the