diff --git a/source/_components/binary_sensor.threshold.markdown b/source/_components/binary_sensor.threshold.markdown
index 2279827a9fb..025b2f2c064 100644
--- a/source/_components/binary_sensor.threshold.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/binary_sensor.threshold.markdown
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ To enable the threshold sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.y
 
 ```yaml
 # Example configuration.yaml entry
-sensor:
+binary_sensor:
   - platform: threshold
     threshold: 15
     type: lower