diff --git a/doc/rust.md b/doc/rust.md
index 5dca7b9131a5..1604188bf5ab 100644
--- a/doc/rust.md
+++ b/doc/rust.md
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ An example a for loop:
 let v: ~[foo] = ~[a, b, c];
 
 for v.each |e| {
-    bar(e);
+    bar(*e);
 }
 ~~~~