diff --git a/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs b/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs
index ee9baf811e29..1deb41593d97 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ use crate::str;
 ///
 /// fn my_string_safe() -> String {
 ///     unsafe {
-///         CStr::from_ptr(my_string()).to_string_lossy().into_owned()
+///         String::from_utf8_lossy(CStr::from_ptr(my_string()))
 ///     }
 /// }
 ///