diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-synthetics/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-synthetics/README.md
index 98d4315172f1f..46dc18c7753f0 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-synthetics/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-synthetics/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ const canary = new synthetics.Canary(this, 'MyCanary', {
 You can set the maximum amount of memory that the canary can use while running by setting `memory`.
 
 ```ts
+import * as cdk from "aws-cdk-lib";
+
 const canary = new synthetics.Canary(this, 'MyCanary', {
   schedule: synthetics.Schedule.rate(Duration.minutes(5)),
   test: synthetics.Test.custom({
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ const canary = new synthetics.Canary(this, 'MyCanary', {
 You can set how long the canary is allowed to run before it must stop by setting `timeout`.
 
 ```ts
+import * as cdk from "aws-cdk-lib";
+
 const canary = new synthetics.Canary(this, 'MyCanary', {
   schedule: synthetics.Schedule.rate(Duration.minutes(5)),
   test: synthetics.Test.custom({