diff --git a/spring-kafka-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/kafka/receiving-messages/message-listener-container.adoc b/spring-kafka-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/kafka/receiving-messages/message-listener-container.adoc
index 48ef1a0fd7..6d3b52cbb1 100644
--- a/spring-kafka-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/kafka/receiving-messages/message-listener-container.adoc
+++ b/spring-kafka-docs/src/main/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/kafka/receiving-messages/message-listener-container.adoc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void configureRecordInterceptor(AbstractKafkaListenerContainerFactory<Int
         compositeInterceptor = new CompositeRecordInterceptor<>();
         containerFactory.setRecordInterceptor(compositeInterceptor);
         if (previousInterceptor != null) {
-            compositeRecordInterceptor.addRecordInterceptor(previousInterceptor);
+            compositeInterceptor.addRecordInterceptor(previousInterceptor);
         }
     }