diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-postcss/README.md b/packages/@tailwindcss-postcss/README.md
index f824c2a06..db2a6b9a0 100644
--- a/packages/@tailwindcss-postcss/README.md
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-postcss/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/postcss"
 export default {
  plugins: [
   tailwindcss({
-    base: path.resolve(__dirname, "./path)
+    base: path.resolve(__dirname, "./path")
   })
  ]
 }