diff --git a/docs/pages/pmd/rules/java/codestyle.md b/docs/pages/pmd/rules/java/codestyle.md
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--- a/docs/pages/pmd/rules/java/codestyle.md
+++ b/docs/pages/pmd/rules/java/codestyle.md
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ Detects when a class or interface does not have a package definition.
 
 **This rule is defined by the following XPath expression:**
 ``` xpath
-//ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[count(preceding::PackageDeclaration) = 0]
+/CompilationUnit[not(./PackageDeclaration)]/TypeDeclaration[1]
 ```
 
 **Example(s):**