diff --git a/tools/examples/xlexample.hvm b/tools/examples/xlexample.hvm
index 4b1ea629fb..df9fe07653 100644
--- a/tools/examples/xlexample.hvm
+++ b/tools/examples/xlexample.hvm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # HVM guest. For a more complete guide see xl.cfg(5)
 
 # This configures an HVM rather than PV guest
-builder = "hvm"
+type = "hvm"
 
 # Guest name
 name = "example.hvm"