diff --git a/content/manual/manual/source/core/indexes/create-index.txt b/content/manual/manual/source/core/indexes/create-index.txt
index 30bb135fe98..a0eeb250c4f 100644
--- a/content/manual/manual/source/core/indexes/create-index.txt
+++ b/content/manual/manual/source/core/indexes/create-index.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ are currently being built, run the
 
       [
          { v: 2, key: { _id: 1 }, name: '_id_' },
-         { v: 2, key: { name: -1 }, name: 'name_-1' }
+         { v: 2, key: { name: 1 }, name: 'name_1' }
       ]    
 
 To check whether your index is building, use :pipeline:`$currentOp`