diff --git a/chef.md b/chef.md
index 21f1bea1ff5..320b9026b4a 100644
--- a/chef.md
+++ b/chef.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ end
 ```ruby
 ruby_block "name" do
   block { File.read ... }
-  not_if { File.exists?(...) }
+  not_if { File.exist?(...) }
 end
 ```