diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/collects.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/collects.scrbl
index bd88ba0b30..435c928d28 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/collects.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/reference/collects.scrbl
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ source), and its result is the result of
 and the collection is not found, then the
 @exnraise[exn:fail:filesystem].
 
-@examples[(collection-file-path "main.rkt" "racket" "base")
+@examples[(eval:alts (collection-file-path "main.rkt" "racket" "base")
+                     (build-path "path" "to" "collects" "racket" "base" "main.rkt"))
           (eval:error (collection-file-path "sandwitch.rkt" "bologna"))]
 
 @history[#:changed "6.0.1.12" @elem{Added the @racket[check-compiled?] argument.}]}