diff --git a/docs/advanced-features/i18n-routing.md b/docs/advanced-features/i18n-routing.md
index 119e43578f1db..93d1f9a868fa6 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-features/i18n-routing.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-features/i18n-routing.md
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 
 const PUBLIC_FILE = /\.(.*)$/
 
+const stripDefaultLocale = (str: string): string => {
+  const stripped = str.replace('/default', '')
+  return stripped
+}
+
 export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   const shouldHandleLocale =
     !PUBLIC_FILE.test(request.nextUrl.pathname) &&
@@ -177,7 +182,9 @@ export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
     request.nextUrl.locale === 'default'
 
   return shouldHandleLocale
-    ? NextResponse.redirect(`/en${request.nextUrl.href}`)
+    ? NextResponse.redirect(
+        `/en${stripDefaultLocale(request.nextUrl.pathname)}`
+      )
     : undefined
 }
 ```