diff --git a/book/src/tutorial.md b/book/src/tutorial.md
index cafa24d3c..1182dc2c8 100644
--- a/book/src/tutorial.md
+++ b/book/src/tutorial.md
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<BlobstoreClient> new_blobstore_client() {
 }
 ```
 
-Using `std::make_unique` would work too, as long as you pass `std("c++14")` to the
-C++ compiler as described later on.
+Using `std::make_unique` would work too, as long as you pass `std("c++14")` to
+the C++ compiler as described later on.
 
 The placement in *include/* and *src/* is not significant; you can place C++
 code anywhere else in the crate as long as you use the right paths throughout