diff --git a/site/content/docs/credentials.en.md b/site/content/docs/credentials.en.md
index c55ea4620d8..5978b2789c9 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/credentials.en.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/credentials.en.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Alternatively, you can set the `AWS_PROFILE` environment variable to point to a
 
 ```ini
 # ~/.aws/config
-[my-app]
+[profile my-app]
 credential_process = /opt/bin/awscreds-custom --username helen
 region=us-west-2
 
diff --git a/site/content/docs/credentials.ja.md b/site/content/docs/credentials.ja.md
index a34fe52ec72..1ac5fa82b73 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/credentials.ja.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/credentials.ja.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ region=us-west-2
 
 ```ini
 # ~/.aws/config
-[my-app]
+[profile my-app]
 credential_process = /opt/bin/awscreds-custom --username helen
 region=us-west-2