diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0759.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0759.md
index 2fe5ada257fc2..6b16a7d415aa6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0759.md
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0759.md
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ fn bar(x: &i32) -> Box<dyn Debug> { // error!
 
 Add `'static` requirement to fix them:
 
-```compile_fail,E0759
+```
 # use std::fmt::Debug;
-fn foo(x: &i32) -> impl Debug + 'static { // ok!
+fn foo(x: &'static i32) -> impl Debug + 'static { // ok!
     x
 }
 
-fn bar(x: &i32) -> Box<dyn Debug + 'static> { // ok!
+fn bar(x: &'static i32) -> Box<dyn Debug + 'static> { // ok!
     Box::new(x)
 }
 ```