diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index 266580c8bc..7c2324d17b 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -4891,7 +4891,7 @@
 covered above.
 \begin{example}
 \begin{codeblock}
-const int& x = (const int&)1;   // temporary for value 1 has same lifetime as x
+const int& x = (const int&)1;   // temporary for value \tcode{1} has same lifetime as \tcode{x}
 \end{codeblock}
 \end{example}
 \end{note}