diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 92897facf4446e..09fc27390c6e79 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ NODE_MODULES_PATHS(START)
 4. while I >= 0,
    a. if PARTS[I] = "node_modules", GOTO d.
    b. DIR = path join(PARTS[0 .. I] + "node_modules")
-   c. DIRS = DIR + DIRS
+   c. DIRS = DIRS + DIR
    d. let I = I - 1
 5. return DIRS + GLOBAL_FOLDERS