diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 337ffe681380edf534465041fe110166f4ec89f9..587c004bee00e56788e6109d736bf46d599dc623 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -11967,9 +11967,9 @@ at @file{/run/current-system/profile}.  Each element is either a package
 variable or a package/output tuple.  Here's a simple example of both:
 
 @lisp
-(cons* git                ; the default "out" output
-       (git "send-email") ; another output of git
-       %base-packages)    ; the default set
+(cons* git                     ; the default "out" output
+       (list git "send-email") ; another output of git
+       %base-packages)         ; the default set
 @end lisp
 
 The default set includes core utilities and it is good practice to