diff --git a/pep-0696.rst b/pep-0696.rst
index b32971081ee..0906477ac4f 100644
--- a/pep-0696.rst
+++ b/pep-0696.rst
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ literal "``...``" or another in-scope ``ParamSpec`` (see :ref:`696-scoping-rules
 
 .. code-block:: py
 
-   DefaultP = ParamSpec("DefaultP", default=(str, int))
+   DefaultP = ParamSpec("DefaultP", default=[str, int])
 
    class Foo(Generic[DefaultP]): ...