diff --git a/docs/runtime/plugins.md b/docs/runtime/plugins.md
index d150bb6014..e30238da5e 100644
--- a/docs/runtime/plugins.md
+++ b/docs/runtime/plugins.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Plugins are primarily used to extend Bun with loaders for additional file types.
 ```ts#yamlPlugin.ts
 import { plugin } from "bun";
 
-plugin({
+await plugin({
   name: "YAML",
   async setup(build) {
     const { load } = await import("js-yaml");
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Loading a YAML file is useful, but plugins support more than just data loading.
 ```ts#sveltePlugin.ts
 import { plugin } from "bun";
 
-plugin({
+await plugin({
   name: "svelte loader",
   async setup(build) {
     const { compile } = await import("svelte/compiler");