diff --git a/doc/src/guide/routing.asciidoc b/doc/src/guide/routing.asciidoc
index 2d8a1f27..47ef3c57 100644
--- a/doc/src/guide/routing.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/src/guide/routing.asciidoc
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ list used by routing. This will apply to all new connections accepted
 by the listener:
 
 [source,erlang]
-cowboy:set_env(my_http_listener, dispatch, cowboy_router:compile(Dispatch)).
+Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile(Routes),
+cowboy:set_env(my_http_listener, dispatch, Dispatch).
 
 Note that you need to compile the routes again before updating.