diff --git a/peps/pep-0788.rst b/peps/pep-0788.rst
index 5c328e6b815..9cb3c0f22f5 100644
--- a/peps/pep-0788.rst
+++ b/peps/pep-0788.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ interpreter by preventing finalization. For example:
 
         // Now we can call Python code, without worrying about the thread
         // hanging due to finalization.
-        if (PyRun_SimpleString("print('My hovercraft is full of eels') < 0) {
+        if (PyRun_SimpleString("print('My hovercraft is full of eels')") < 0) {
             PyErr_Print();
         }