diff --git a/doc/api/v8.md b/doc/api/v8.md
index e16e8645090713..2d76eb3a0f70f8 100644
--- a/doc/api/v8.md
+++ b/doc/api/v8.md
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Usage:
 // Print GC events to stdout for one minute.
 const v8 = require('v8');
 v8.setFlagsFromString('--trace_gc');
-setTimeout(function() { v8.setFlagsFromString('--notrace_gc'); }, 60e3);
+setTimeout(() => { v8.setFlagsFromString('--notrace_gc'); }, 60e3);
 ```
 
 ## Serialization API