diff --git a/docs/markdown/Syntax.md b/docs/markdown/Syntax.md
index 64ec6db0d..65cb70f8f 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Syntax.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Syntax.md
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ string `len(string) - start` as well as negative `end`.
 
 ```meson
 string = 'foobar'
-target.substring(-5, -3) # => 'oo'
-target.substring(1, -1) # => 'ooba'
+string.substring(-5, -3) # => 'oo'
+string.substring(1, -1) # => 'ooba'
 ```
 
 #### .split(), .join()