diff --git a/docs/src/main/tut/datatypes/freeapplicative.md b/docs/src/main/tut/datatypes/freeapplicative.md
index fbf7263bbd..48c0312bbf 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/tut/datatypes/freeapplicative.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/tut/datatypes/freeapplicative.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ val parCompiler =
     }
   }
 
-val parValidation = prog.foldMap[ParValidator](parCompiler)
+val parValidator = prog.foldMap[ParValidator](parCompiler)
 ```
 
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