diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0478.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0478.md
index 6634d9b6e63b..ad20e77ea9ba 100644
--- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0478.md
+++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0478.md
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ this issue, you need to specify it:
 ```
 trait Wedding<'t>: 't { }
 
-struct Prince<'kiss, 'SnowWhite: 'kiss> { // You say here that 'kiss must live
-                                          // longer than 'SnowWhite.
+struct Prince<'kiss, 'SnowWhite: 'kiss> { // You say here that 'SnowWhite must live
+                                          // longer than 'kiss.
     child: Box<Wedding<'kiss> + 'SnowWhite>, // And now it's all good!
 }
 ```