diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qdeadlinetimer.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qdeadlinetimer.cpp
index 35c06f842e0..5858b6a78df 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qdeadlinetimer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_kernel_qdeadlinetimer.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     {
         QDeadlineTimer deadline(msecs);
         do {
-            if (readFromDevice(deadline.remainingTime())
+            if (readFromDevice(deadline.remainingTime()))
                 break;
             waitForReadyRead(deadline);
         } while (!deadline.hasExpired());