diff --git a/docs/api/menu.md b/docs/api/menu.md
index 464b98f520dd..1f60f7446aae 100644
--- a/docs/api/menu.md
+++ b/docs/api/menu.md
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ var template = [
 ];
 
 menu = Menu.buildFromTemplate(template);
-Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu);
+
+Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu); // Must be called within app.on('ready', function(){ ... });
 ```
 
 ## Class: Menu