diff --git a/core/templates/config.example.el b/core/templates/config.example.el
index cd548901a..102881e80 100644
--- a/core/templates/config.example.el
+++ b/core/templates/config.example.el
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 ;; They all accept either a font-spec, font string ("Input Mono-12"), or xlfd
 ;; font string. You generally only need these two:
 ;; test
-(setq doom-font (font-spec "monospace" :size 14)
-      doom-variable-pitch-font (font-spec "sans"))
+(setq doom-font (font-spec :family "monospace" :size 14)
+      doom-variable-pitch-font (font-spec :family "sans"))
 
 ;; There are two ways to load a theme. Both assume the theme is installed and
 ;; available. You can either set `doom-theme' or manually load a theme with the