diff --git a/website/content/docs/configuration/client.mdx b/website/content/docs/configuration/client.mdx
index 4ddd968c623..5014c887976 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/configuration/client.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/configuration/client.mdx
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ see the [drivers documentation](/nomad/docs/drivers).
 
 - `cpu` `(int: 0)` - Specifies the amount of CPU to reserve, in MHz.
 
-- `cores` `(int: 0)` - Specifies the cpuset of CPU cores to reserve. Only
+- `cores` `(string: "")` - Specifies the cpuset of CPU cores to reserve. Only
   supported on Linux.
 
   ```hcl