diff --git a/src/pattern-matching/let-control-flow/if-let.md b/src/pattern-matching/let-control-flow/if-let.md
index 2f5717f2..d9257069 100644
--- a/src/pattern-matching/let-control-flow/if-let.md
+++ b/src/pattern-matching/let-control-flow/if-let.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ lets you execute different code depending on whether a value matches a pattern:
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 fn sleep_for(secs: f32) {
-    if let Ok(duration) = Duration::try_from_secs_f32(secs) {
+    let result = Duration::try_from_secs_f32(secs);
+
+    if let Ok(duration) = result {
         std::thread::sleep(duration);
         println!("slept for {duration:?}");
     }