diff --git a/src/patterns.md b/src/patterns.md
index 305699a74..664ad88c2 100644
--- a/src/patterns.md
+++ b/src/patterns.md
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ To make it valid, write the following:
 #    age: u8,
 # }
 # let value = Person { name: String::from("John"), age: 23 };
-if let Person {name: ref person_name, age: 18..=150 } = value { }
+if let Person { name: ref person_name, age: 18..=150 } = value { }
 ```
 
 Thus, `ref` is not something that is being matched against.