diff --git a/doc/astspec.txt b/doc/astspec.txt
index 57f6b9d8c9..6d755c2e20 100644
--- a/doc/astspec.txt
+++ b/doc/astspec.txt
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ This is equivalent to ``var``, but with ``nnkLetSection`` rather than
 Concrete syntax:
 
 .. code-block:: nim
-  let v = 3
+  let a = 3
 
 AST: