diff --git a/src/guides/v2.3/javascript-dev-guide/widgets/widget_modal.md b/src/guides/v2.3/javascript-dev-guide/widgets/widget_modal.md
index cb688787394..aa7e42214d8 100644
--- a/src/guides/v2.3/javascript-dev-guide/widgets/widget_modal.md
+++ b/src/guides/v2.3/javascript-dev-guide/widgets/widget_modal.md
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ The following example shows how to initialize the modal widget and pass options
             'trigger': '[data-trigger=trigger]',
             'responsive': true,
             'buttons': [{
-                text: $.mage.__('Submit'),
+                text: jQuery.mage.__('Submit'),
                 class: 'action'
             }]
         }}">