diff --git a/formats/json/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/json/Json.kt b/formats/json/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/json/Json.kt
index 0371d2d9c..3cdcf109e 100644
--- a/formats/json/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/json/Json.kt
+++ b/formats/json/commonMain/src/kotlinx/serialization/json/Json.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import kotlin.native.concurrent.*
  * val deserializedFromTree: DataHolder = json.decodeFromJsonElement<DataHolder>(jsonTree)
  *
  *  // Deserialize from string to JSON tree, JSON-specific
- *  val deserializedToTree: JsonElement = json.parseJsonElement(stringOutput)
+ *  val deserializedToTree: JsonElement = json.parseToJsonElement(stringOutput)
  * ```
  *
  * Json instance also exposes its [configuration] that can be used in custom serializers