diff --git a/source/reference/operator/update/bit.txt b/source/reference/operator/update/bit.txt
index 71be29088c0..810f8da8c63 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/update/bit.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/update/bit.txt
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ the current value ``NumberLong(1)`` (i.e. ``0001``) and
                        { $bit: { expdata: { xor: NumberInt(5) } } }
                      )
 
-The bitwise ``or`` operation results in the integer 4:
+The bitwise ``xor`` operation results in the integer 4:
 
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