diff --git a/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile b/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile
index 0cbabd71a186c..beada85ce3d22 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/active_record_querying.textile
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ When a +lambda+ is used for a +scope+, it can take arguments:
 
 <ruby>
 class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
-  scope :1_week_before, lambda { |time| where("created_at < ?", time)
+  scope :1_week_before, lambda { |time| where("created_at < ?", time) }
 end
 </ruby>