diff --git a/packages/material-components-web/README.md b/packages/material-components-web/README.md
index 1f874bc6447..60ff614bc71 100644
--- a/packages/material-components-web/README.md
+++ b/packages/material-components-web/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ npm install material-components-web
 import * as mdc from 'material-components-web';
 const checkbox = new mdc.checkbox.MDCCheckbox(document.querySelector('.mdc-checkbox'));
 // OR
-import { checkbox } from 'material-components-web';
+import {checkbox} from 'material-components-web';
 const checkbox = new checkbox.MDCCheckbox(document.querySelector('.mdc-checkbox'));
 ```