diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cpp b/src/cli/cli.cpp
index 495e8d54d..a4b9654f4 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ template <> otError Interpreter::Process<Cmd("csl")>(Arg aArgs[])
     /**
      * @cli csl timeout
      * @code
-     * cls timeout 10
+     * csl timeout 10
      * Done
      * @endcode
      * @cparam csl timeout @ca{timeout}