diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 66ac1ce22c2bca..e496dbe1ac52e2 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ NODE_MODULES_PATHS(START)
 3. let DIRS = []
 4. while I >= 0,
    a. if PARTS[I] = "node_modules" CONTINUE
-   c. DIR = path join(PARTS[0 .. I] + "node_modules")
-   b. DIRS = DIRS + DIR
-   c. let I = I - 1
+   b. DIR = path join(PARTS[0 .. I] + "node_modules")
+   c. DIRS = DIRS + DIR
+   d. let I = I - 1
 5. return DIRS
 ```