diff --git a/doc/src/manual/types.md b/doc/src/manual/types.md
index 1a7d849ae1a7a..3527f19f41109 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/types.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/types.md
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ function norm(p::Point{<:Real})
 end
 ```
 
-(Equivalently, one could define `function norm{T<:Real}(p::Point{T})` or
-`function norm(p::Point{T} where T<:Real)`; see [UnionAll Types](@ref).)
+(Equivalently, one could define `function norm(p::Point{T} where T<:Real)` or
+`function norm(p::Point{T}) where T<:Real`; see [UnionAll Types](@ref).)
 
 More examples will be discussed later in [Methods](@ref).