diff --git a/docs/guide/api-hmr.md b/docs/guide/api-hmr.md
index 0c0bf852f116ad..3e8ef3eb6708a2 100644
--- a/docs/guide/api-hmr.md
+++ b/docs/guide/api-hmr.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ The following HMR events are dispatched by Vite automatically:
 
 Custom HMR events can also be sent from plugins. See [handleHotUpdate](./api-plugin#handlehotupdate) for more details.
 
-## `hot.send(event, payload)`
+## `hot.send({ event, data })`
 
 Send custom events back to Vite's dev server.