diff --git a/source/reference/projection/elemMatch.txt b/source/reference/projection/elemMatch.txt
index 4e2e72976b4..ad367ba0ed4 100644
--- a/source/reference/projection/elemMatch.txt
+++ b/source/reference/projection/elemMatch.txt
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ $elemMatch (projection)
 
       .. code-block:: javascript
 
-         db.students.find( { zipcode: 63109 },
-                           { _id: 0,
-                             dependents: { $elemMatch: { school: 102 } } } )
+         var projection = { _id: 0, dependents: { $elemMatch: { school: 102 }}};
+         db.students.find( { zipcode: 63109 }, projection);
 
       The query would return all documents where the value of the
       ``zipcode`` field is ``63109``, while the projection excludes