diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp
index b936f0c057..c8842eec00 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void Widget::argFunction()
     //! [97]
 
     //! [98]
-    str = "%1%2%3";
+    str = "%1%3%2";
     str.arg("Hello", QString::number(20), QString::number(50)); // returns "Hello5020"
     //! [98]