diff --git a/jsonschema-core.md b/jsonschema-core.md
index e96f230f..2857a07e 100644
--- a/jsonschema-core.md
+++ b/jsonschema-core.md
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ is equivalent to
 
 ```json
 {
-  "type": "array",
+  "type": "object",
   "properties": {
     "foo": {
       "$ref": "https://example.com/schema"