diff --git a/modules/rest-api/partials/rest-security-authorization-table.adoc b/modules/rest-api/partials/rest-security-authorization-table.adoc
index c810ff90c6..6ef4ebf48c 100644
--- a/modules/rest-api/partials/rest-security-authorization-table.adoc
+++ b/modules/rest-api/partials/rest-security-authorization-table.adoc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 | xref:rest-api:rbac.adoc#create-a-local-user-and-assign-roles[Create a Local User]
 
 | `PUT`
-| `/settings/rbac/users/local/<new-username>`
+| `/settings/rbac/users/external/<new-username>`
 | xref:rest-api:rbac.adoc#create-an-external-user-and-assign-roles[Create an External User]
 
 | `PUT`