diff --git a/source/classes.tex b/source/classes.tex
index ed746ce981..c6bb8eb3f1 100644
--- a/source/classes.tex
+++ b/source/classes.tex
@@ -1722,8 +1722,8 @@
 \tcode{X}
 only has a copy assignment operator with a non-object parameter of type
 \tcode{X\&},
-an expression of type const
-\tcode{X}
+an expression of type
+\tcode{const X}
 cannot be assigned to an object of type
 \tcode{X}.
 \begin{example}