diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/README.md
index 7076730b2884e..7091fdce9c04d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/README.md
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ const table = new dynamodb.Table(this, 'Table', {
 });
 fn.addEventSource(new eventsources.DynamoEventSource(table, {
   startingPosition: lambda.StartingPosition.LATEST,
-  filters: [{ eventName: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual('INSERT') }],
+  filters: [lambda.FilterCriteria.filter({ eventName: lambda.FilterRule.isEqual('INSERT') })],
 }));
 ```