diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md
index c3546cd744f7b..be60716a26426 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0716.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ let q = p;
 
 Whenever a temporary is created, it is automatically dropped (freed) according
 to fixed rules. Ordinarily, the temporary is dropped at the end of the enclosing
-statement -- in this case, after the `let`. This is illustrated in the example
+statement -- in this case, after the `let p`. This is illustrated in the example
 above by showing that `tmp` would be freed as we exit the block.
 
 To fix this problem, you need to create a local variable to store the value in