diff --git a/src/docs/paths_from_format.txt b/src/docs/paths_from_format.txt
index 746c3f859ab6..b965f19d0d46 100644
--- a/src/docs/paths_from_format.txt
+++ b/src/docs/paths_from_format.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Checks for `PathBuf::from(format!(..))` calls.
 It is not OS-agnostic, and can be harder to read.
 
 ### Known Problems
-`.join()` introduces additional allocations that are not present when `Pathbuf::push` is
+`.join()` introduces additional allocations that are not present when `PathBuf::push` is
 used instead.
 
 ### Example
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ Use instead:
 ```
 use std::path::Path;
 let base_path = "/base";
-Path::new(base_path).join("foo").join("bar");
+Path::new(&base_path).join("foo").join("bar");
 ```
\ No newline at end of file