diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/match.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/match.scrbl
index c76a6e7e30..bc1a743c8f 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/match.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/match.scrbl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ In more detail, patterns match as follows:
        (match '(1 2 3)
          [(list a b a) (list a b)]
          [(list a b c) (list c b a)])
-       (match '(1 '(x y z) 1)
+       (match '(1 (x y z) 1)
          [(list a b a) (list a b)]
          [(list a b c) (list c b a)])
        ]}