diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index 9533324c15f441..034c24ab3c6158 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -1644,10 +1644,10 @@ Examples:
 const buf = Buffer.from([0x12, 0x34, 0x56, 0x78, 0x90, 0xab]);
 
 // Prints: 1234567890ab
-console.log(buf.readUIntLE(0, 6).toString(16));
+console.log(buf.readUIntBE(0, 6).toString(16));
 
 // Prints: ab9078563412
-console.log(buf.readUIntBE(0, 6).toString(16));
+console.log(buf.readUIntLE(0, 6).toString(16));
 
 // Throws an exception: RangeError: Index out of range
 console.log(buf.readUIntBE(1, 6).toString(16));