diff --git a/wp-includes/shortcodes.php b/wp-includes/shortcodes.php
index 15f8561d5b..47cb57a9b2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/shortcodes.php
+++ b/wp-includes/shortcodes.php
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ $shortcode_tags = array();
  * <code>
  * // [bartag foo="bar"]
  * function bartag_func($atts) {
- * 	extract(shortcode_atts(array(
+ * 	$args = shortcode_atts(array(
  * 		'foo' => 'no foo',
  * 		'baz' => 'default baz',
- * 	), $atts));
+ * 	), $atts);
  *
- * 	return "foo = {$foo}";
+ * 	return "foo = {$args['foo']}";
  * }
  * add_shortcode('bartag', 'bartag_func');
  * </code>