diff --git a/Doc/library/typing.rst b/Doc/library/typing.rst
index 8b4eec3eab5..898a0f01e1d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/typing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/typing.rst
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ The module defines the following classes, functions and decorators:
    and should not be set on instances of that class. Usage::
 
       class Starship:
-          stats: ClassVar[Dict[str, int]] = {} # class variable
-          damage: int = 10                     # instance variable
+          stats = {}  # type: ClassVar[Dict[str, int]] # class variable
+          damage = 10 # type: int                      # instance variable
 
    :data:`ClassVar` accepts only types and cannot be further subscribed.