diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index 9c11e87ddb85dfa09ac8dbae242da705a0f6c8f6..4328e8b86c3656197b394af1f929f534b4a241ea 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -710,10 +710,10 @@ Arguments:
 
 Example:
 
--> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
-                                                    "snapshot-file":
-                                                    "/some/place/my-image",
-                                                    "format": "qcow2" } }
+-> { "execute": "blockdev-snapshot-sync", "arguments": { "device": "ide-hd0",
+                                                         "snapshot-file":
+                                                        "/some/place/my-image",
+                                                        "format": "qcow2" } }
 <- { "return": {} }
 
 EQMP