diff --git a/docs/source/format/CDataInterface.rst b/docs/source/format/CDataInterface.rst
index 812212f536169..ef4bf1cf3238d 100644
--- a/docs/source/format/CDataInterface.rst
+++ b/docs/source/format/CDataInterface.rst
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Examples
   array has format string ``d:12,5``.
 * A ``list<uint64>`` array has format string ``+l``, and its single child
   has format string ``L``.
-* A ``large_list_view<uint64>`` array has format string ``+Lv``, and its single
+* A ``large_list_view<uint64>`` array has format string ``+vL``, and its single
   child has format string ``L``.
 * A ``struct<ints: int32, floats: float32>`` has format string ``+s``; its two
   children have names ``ints`` and ``floats``, and format strings ``i`` and