diff --git a/content/collections/extending-docs/fieldtypes.md b/content/collections/extending-docs/fieldtypes.md
index 27e77755f..a66c4addc 100644
--- a/content/collections/extending-docs/fieldtypes.md
+++ b/content/collections/extending-docs/fieldtypes.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class CustomFieldtype extends Fieldtype
     // or
     function icon()
     {
-        return file_get_contents(__DIR__ . 'resources/svg/left_shark.svg');
+        return file_get_contents(resource_path('svg/left_shark.svg'));
     }
 }
 ```