diff --git a/source/developers/platform_example_sensor.markdown b/source/developers/platform_example_sensor.markdown
index 873e63856de..6320d3870c5 100644
--- a/source/developers/platform_example_sensor.markdown
+++ b/source/developers/platform_example_sensor.markdown
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This is a minimum implementation of a platform for the sensor component.
 
 ### {% linkable_title Installation %}
 
-Copy the code below and create it as a file in `<config_dir>/sensor/example.py`.
+Copy the code below and create it as a file in `<config_dir>/custom_components/sensor/example.py`.
 
 Add the following to your configuration.yaml: