diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/architecture.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/architecture.adoc
index 21ed36a50a..5eaf5b1e85 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/architecture.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/architecture.adoc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ A typical configuration might look like this:
 ----
 @Bean
 static RoleHierarchy roleHierarchy() {
-    RoleHierarchy hierarchy = new RoleHierarchyImpl();
+    var hierarchy = new RoleHierarchyImpl();
     hierarchy.setHierarchy("ROLE_ADMIN > ROLE_STAFF\n" +
             "ROLE_STAFF > ROLE_USER\n" +
             "ROLE_USER > ROLE_GUEST");