diff --git a/doc/langref/test_pointer_coerce_const_optional.zig b/doc/langref/test_pointer_coerce_const_optional.zig
index f7f2ed5a72..f955820593 100644
--- a/doc/langref/test_pointer_coerce_const_optional.zig
+++ b/doc/langref/test_pointer_coerce_const_optional.zig
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
 const mem = std.mem;
 
-test "cast *[1][*]const u8 to [*]const ?[*]const u8" {
-    const window_name = [1][*]const u8{"window name"};
-    const x: [*]const ?[*]const u8 = &window_name;
-    try expect(mem.eql(u8, std.mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(x[0].?)), 0), "window name"));
+test "cast *[1][*:0]const u8 to []const ?[*:0]const u8" {
+    const window_name = [1][*:0]const u8{"window name"};
+    const x: []const ?[*:0]const u8 = &window_name;
+    try expect(mem.eql(u8, mem.span(x[0].?), "window name"));
 }
 
 // test