diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/EmitC/IR/EmitC.td b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/EmitC/IR/EmitC.td
index fc5a33541533a..74c5218df58a2 100644
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/EmitC/IR/EmitC.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/EmitC/IR/EmitC.td
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ def EmitC_ReturnOp : EmitC_Op<"return", [Pure, HasParent<"FuncOp">,
     Example:
 
     ```mlir
-    emitc.func @foo() : (i32) {
+    emitc.func @foo() -> (i32) {
       ...
       emitc.return %0 : i32
     }