diff --git a/lispref/files.texi b/lispref/files.texi
index b0389680568..cf6fb8f5739 100644
--- a/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ form.
 (file-relative-name "/foo/bar" "/foo/")
      @result{} "bar"
 (file-relative-name "/foo/bar" "/hack/")
-     @result{} "/foo/bar"
+     @result{} "../foo/bar"
 @end example
 @end defun