diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/cronet_http/CHANGELOG.md
index 30979ca249..28d41376b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ## 1.2.0-wip
 
 * Support the Cronet embedding dependency with `--dart-define=cronetHttpNoPlay=true`.
+* Fix a bug in the documentation where `isOwned` is used rather than
+  `closeEngine`.
 
 ## 1.1.1
 
diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/README.md b/pkgs/cronet_http/README.md
index e1ff6d2f15..321897aa21 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/README.md
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ void main() async {
   final Client httpClient;
   if (Platform.isAndroid) {
     final engine = CronetEngine.build(
-      cacheMode: CacheMode.memory,
-      cacheMaxSize: 2 * 1024 * 1024,
-      userAgent: 'Book Agent',
-    );
-    httpClient = CronetClient.fromCronetEngine(engine, isOwned: true);
+        cacheMode: CacheMode.memory,
+        cacheMaxSize: 2 * 1024 * 1024,
+        userAgent: 'Book Agent');
+    httpClient = CronetClient.fromCronetEngine(engine, closeEngine: true);
   } else {
     httpClient = IOClient(HttpClient()..userAgent = 'Book Agent');
   }