diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/windows/ext/fs.rs b/src/libstd/sys/windows/ext/fs.rs
index 67348a00494..a1c63e33588 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/windows/ext/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/windows/ext/fs.rs
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ pub fn symlink_file<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(src: P, dst: Q)
 /// use std::os::windows::fs;
 ///
 /// # fn foo() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-/// fs::symlink_file("a", "b")?;
+/// fs::symlink_dir("a", "b")?;
 /// # Ok(())
 /// # }
 /// ```