diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/semver.md b/src/doc/src/reference/semver.md
index b7274c259cb..c8d7167fc45 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/semver.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/semver.md
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ impl Trait for Foo {}
 
 fn main() {
     let x = Foo;
-    x.foo(1); // Error: this function takes 0 arguments
+    x.foo(1); // Error: this method takes 0 arguments but 1 argument was supplied
 }
 ```