diff --git a/packages/dependency-extraction-webpack-plugin/README.md b/packages/dependency-extraction-webpack-plugin/README.md
index 053f916745f6d..168fb1cfab69d 100644
--- a/packages/dependency-extraction-webpack-plugin/README.md
+++ b/packages/dependency-extraction-webpack-plugin/README.md
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ function requestToHandle( request ) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-	plugins: [ new DependencyExtractionWebpackPlugin( { requestToExternal } ) ],
+	plugins: [ new DependencyExtractionWebpackPlugin( { requestToHandle } ) ],
 };
 ```