diff --git a/library/std/src/path.rs b/library/std/src/path.rs
index 392c815ef2803..26a01f69c9959 100644
--- a/library/std/src/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/path.rs
@@ -2473,7 +2473,7 @@ impl Path {
     ///
     /// ```no_run
     /// use std::path::Path;
-    /// assert_eq!(Path::new("does_not_exist.txt").exists(), false);
+    /// assert!(!Path::new("does_not_exist.txt").exists());
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # See Also