diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md
index 18172e721641..7db4f73a2d51 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ changed by setting the `orientation` property to `"horizontal".
 
 ### Restricting movement along an axis
 By default, `cdkDrag` allows free movement in all directions. To restrict dragging to a
-specific axis, you can set `cdkDragLockAxis` on `cdkDrag` or `lockAxis` on `cdkDropList`
+specific axis, you can set `cdkDragLockAxis` on `cdkDrag` or `cdkDropListLockAxis` on `cdkDropList`
 to either `"x"` or `"y"`.
 
 <!-- example(cdk-drag-drop-axis-lock) -->