diff --git a/docs/rtk-query/usage/customizing-queries.mdx b/docs/rtk-query/usage/customizing-queries.mdx
index 8532ecf26c..d051c9b6a8 100644
--- a/docs/rtk-query/usage/customizing-queries.mdx
+++ b/docs/rtk-query/usage/customizing-queries.mdx
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ const axiosBaseQuery =
   ): BaseQueryFn<
     {
       url: string
-      method: AxiosRequestConfig['method']
+      method?: AxiosRequestConfig['method']
       data?: AxiosRequestConfig['data']
       params?: AxiosRequestConfig['params']
       headers?: AxiosRequestConfig['headers']
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx
index 83338ec722..f5a611ec10 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/errorHandling.test.tsx
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ describe('custom axios baseQuery', () => {
     ): BaseQueryFn<
       {
         url: string
-        method: AxiosRequestConfig['method']
+        method?: AxiosRequestConfig['method']
         data?: AxiosRequestConfig['data']
       },
       unknown,