diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
index 08d6876524..43929ce9a3 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Usage in the recipe:
     - name
     - version
 
-    npm://registry.npmjs.org/${PN}/-/${PN}-${PV}.tgz  would become npm://registry.npmjs.org;name=${PN};ver=${PV}
+    npm://registry.npmjs.org/${PN}/-/${PN}-${PV}.tgz  would become npm://registry.npmjs.org;name=${PN};version=${PV}
     The fetcher all triggers off the existence of ud.localpath. If that exists and has the ".done" stamp, its assumed the fetch is good/done
 
 """