diff --git a/website/docs/provisioners/local-exec.html.markdown b/website/docs/provisioners/local-exec.html.markdown
index 40247d5c9f..d28cbcffd5 100644
--- a/website/docs/provisioners/local-exec.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/provisioners/local-exec.html.markdown
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "web" {
   # ...
 
   provisioner "local-exec" {
-    command = "echo ${aws_instance.web.private_ip} >> private_ips.txt"
+    command = "echo ${self.private_ip} >> private_ips.txt"
   }
 }
 ```