diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/kill.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/kill.rs
index 405e19caa4..3c762db768 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/kill.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/kill.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl Command for Kill {
         vec![
             Example {
                 description: "Kill the pid using the most memory",
-                example: "ps | sort-by mem | last | kill $it.pid",
+                example: "ps | sort-by mem | last | kill $in.pid",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {