diff --git a/doc/recipes.md b/doc/recipes.md
index f32fd6ef..0a195988 100644
--- a/doc/recipes.md
+++ b/doc/recipes.md
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ require("oil").setup({
 ```lua
 -- Declare a global function to retrieve the current directory
 function _G.get_oil_winbar()
-  local dir = require("oil").get_current_dir()
+  local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(vim.g.statusline_winid)
+  local dir = require("oil").get_current_dir(bufnr)
   if dir then
     return vim.fn.fnamemodify(dir, ":~")
   else