diff --git a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
index b68fc08ea9..8c6b630f28 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ pub struct Options {
         scope = "per-file-target-version",
         example = r#"
             # Override the project-wide Python version for a developer scripts directory:
-            "scripts/**.py" = "py312"
+            "scripts/*.py" = "py312"
         "#
     )]
     pub per_file_target_version: Option<FxHashMap<String, PythonVersion>>,