diff --git a/website/docs/language/resources/provisioners/syntax.mdx b/website/docs/language/resources/provisioners/syntax.mdx
index 35923611fe..1925a3c94b 100644
--- a/website/docs/language/resources/provisioners/syntax.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/language/resources/provisioners/syntax.mdx
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ can leave a resource in a semi-configured state. Because Terraform cannot
 reason about what the provisioner does, the only way to ensure proper creation
 of a resource is to recreate it. This is tainting.
 
-You can change this behavior by setting the `when` attribute,
+You can change this behavior by setting the `on_failure` attribute to `continue`. Refer to [Failure Behavior](#failure-behavior) for additional information.
 which is covered in detail below.
 
 ## Destroy-Time Provisioners