diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index b0f3fcb8d2..b1773a340c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -3503,7 +3503,7 @@ int avcodec_get_pix_fmt_loss(enum PixelFormat dst_pix_fmt, enum PixelFormat src_
  *
  * @code
  * src_pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
- * pix_fmt_mask = (1 << PIX_FMT_YUV422P) || (1 << PIX_FMT_RGB24);
+ * pix_fmt_mask = (1 << PIX_FMT_YUV422P) | (1 << PIX_FMT_RGB24);
  * dst_pix_fmt = avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt(pix_fmt_mask, src_pix_fmt, alpha, &loss);
  * @endcode
  *