diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index 0a9c0e3e326cc3..54c591e98542ef 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ exec('my.bat', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
 });
 
 // Script with spaces in the filename:
-const bat = spawn('"my script.cmd"', ['a', 'b'], { shell: true });
+const bat = spawn('"my script.cmd" a b', { shell: true });
 // or:
 exec('"my script.cmd" a b', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
   // ...
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ exec('my.bat', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
 });
 
 // Script with spaces in the filename:
-const bat = spawn('"my script.cmd"', ['a', 'b'], { shell: true });
+const bat = spawn('"my script.cmd" a b', { shell: true });
 // or:
 exec('"my script.cmd" a b', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
   // ...