diff --git a/packages/devkit/src/generators/project-name-and-root-utils.ts b/packages/devkit/src/generators/project-name-and-root-utils.ts
index 7700d23f625d5..caa2961453cb2 100644
--- a/packages/devkit/src/generators/project-name-and-root-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/devkit/src/generators/project-name-and-root-utils.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function getExample(
   callingGenerator: string,
   formats: ProjectNameAndRootFormats
 ) {
-  return `Example: nx g ${callingGenerator} ${formats['as-provided'].projectName} --directory ${formats['as-provided'].projectRoot}`;
+  return `Example: nx g ${callingGenerator} ${formats['derived'].projectName} --directory ${formats['derived'].projectRoot}`;
 }
 
 async function determineFormat(