diff --git a/src/libcore/ptr.rs b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
index b811b939295..9d9b6e4e6f8 100644
--- a/src/libcore/ptr.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ pub use intrinsics::write_bytes;
 ///
 /// unsafe fn drop_after_copy<T>(to_drop: *mut T) {
 ///     let mut copy: T = mem::uninitialized();
-///     let copy = &mut copy as *mut T;
-///     ptr::copy(to_drop, copy, 1);
+///     ptr::copy(to_drop, &mut copy, 1);
 ///     drop(copy);
 /// }
 ///