diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index dd834314bd..58b827e523 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ int refs_rename_ref_available(struct ref_store *refs,
  *
  *             // Access information about the current reference:
  *             if (!(iter->flags & REF_ISSYMREF))
- *                     printf("%s is %s\n", iter->refname, oid_to_hex(&iter->oid));
+ *                     printf("%s is %s\n", iter->refname, oid_to_hex(iter->oid));
  *
  *             // If you need to peel the reference:
  *             ref_iterator_peel(iter, &oid);