diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
index 828d492a3d1..597ef5b9052 100644
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ ignore = [
 
     # these are ignored by a standard cargo fmt run
     "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/y.rs", # running rustfmt breaks this file
-    "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example",
     "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/scripts",
 ]