diff --git a/doc/api/events.markdown b/doc/api/events.markdown
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ attached to.
 Use `require('events')` to access the EventEmitter class.
 
 ```javascript
-var EventEmitter = require('events');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 ```
 
 When an `EventEmitter` instance experiences an error, the typical action is