diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
index 7395a6c990f..b90147cadce 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ modprobe -- ip_vs_sh
 modprobe -- nf_conntrack_ipv4
 
 # to check loaded modules, use
-lsmod | grep -e ipvs -e nf_conntrack_ipv4
+lsmod | grep -e ip_vs -e nf_conntrack_ipv4
 # or
 cut -f1 -d " "  /proc/modules | grep -e ip_vs -e nf_conntrack_ipv4
  ```