diff --git a/pep-0498.txt b/pep-0498.txt
index 67aa46690..b2c53d9c7 100644
--- a/pep-0498.txt
+++ b/pep-0498.txt
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ For example, this code::
 
 Might be be evaluated as::
 
-  'abc' + format(expr1, spec1) + format(repr(expr2)) + 'def' + format(str(expr3)) + 'ghi'
+  'abc' + format(expr1, spec1) + format(repr(expr2), spec2) + 'def' + format(str(expr3)) + 'ghi'
 
 Expression evaluation
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