diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
index 71891b78f4..33390eab34 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/ClusterShardingSettings.scala
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ final class ClusterShardingSettings(
   def withStateStoreMode(stateStoreMode: ClusterShardingSettings.StateStoreMode): ClusterShardingSettings =
     copy(stateStoreMode = stateStoreMode)
 
-  def withPassivateIdleEntitiesAfter(duration: FiniteDuration): ClusterShardingSettings =
+  def withPassivateIdleEntityAfter(duration: FiniteDuration): ClusterShardingSettings =
     copy(passivateIdleEntityAfter = duration)
 
   def withPassivateIdleEntityAfter(duration: java.time.Duration): ClusterShardingSettings =