diff --git a/docs/_docs/reference/metaprogramming/staging.md b/docs/_docs/reference/metaprogramming/staging.md
index 814bf0e4badb..3c5ea4515855 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/reference/metaprogramming/staging.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/reference/metaprogramming/staging.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ import scala.quoted.*
 // make available the necessary compiler for runtime code generation
 given staging.Compiler = staging.Compiler.make(getClass.getClassLoader)
 
-def power3: Double => Double = staging.run {
+val power3: Double => Double = staging.run {
   val stagedPower3: Expr[Double => Double] =
     '{ (x: Double) => ${ unrolledPowerCode('x, 3) } }
   println(stagedPower3.show) // Prints "((x: scala.Double) => x.*(x.*(x)))"