diff --git a/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/maven-plugin.adoc b/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/maven-plugin.adoc
index 48e8519b5..80a75709b 100644
--- a/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/maven-plugin.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/maven-plugin.adoc
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Build Configuration]. It is also possible to customize the plugin within a
 [source,xml]
 ----
 <buildArgs>
-    <arg>--argument</arg>
+    <buildArg>--argument</buildArg>
 </buildArgs>
 ----
 `<skipNativeBuild>`::