diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.md
index d26c471429..15475cc331 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Multi: append
 See-also:
   - form
 Example:
-  - --form-string "data" $URL
+  - --form-string "name=data" $URL
 ---
 
 # `--form-string`