diff --git a/docs/tutorial/quick-start.md b/docs/tutorial/quick-start.md
index 4a0c3bba005a..58cfa0d54193 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/quick-start.md
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@ function createWindow () {
   const win = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 800,
     height: 600,
-    preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
+    webPreferences: {
+      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
+    }
   })
 
   win.loadFile('index.html')