diff --git a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/language-features/irrefutable-let-patterns.md b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/language-features/irrefutable-let-patterns.md
index 716deaba01e10..46b843778e810 100644
--- a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/language-features/irrefutable-let-patterns.md
+++ b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/language-features/irrefutable-let-patterns.md
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ fn main() {
     // These two examples used to be errors, but now they
     // trigger a lint (that is allowed):
     if let _ = 5 {}
-    while let _ = 5 {}
+    while let _ = 5 { break; }
 }
 ```