diff --git a/lib/awful/tooltip.lua b/lib/awful/tooltip.lua
index b2faef28..36f86933 100644
--- a/lib/awful/tooltip.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/tooltip.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 -- How to create a tooltip?
 -- ---
 --
---     myclock = wibox.widget.textclock({}, "%T", 1)
+--     myclock = wibox.widget.textclock("%T", 1)
 --     myclock_t = awful.tooltip({
 --         objects = { myclock },
 --         timer_function = function()