diff --git a/doc/api/mainpage.dox b/doc/api/mainpage.dox
index 8dbfa792..d8430506 100644
--- a/doc/api/mainpage.dox
+++ b/doc/api/mainpage.dox
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int main(void) {
 
 		// handle the event here
 
-		libinput_event_destroy(li);
+		libinput_event_destroy(event);
 		libinput_dispatch(li);
 	}