diff --git a/library/std/src/sync/barrier.rs b/library/std/src/sync/barrier.rs
index 11836b7b694b3..e39254aa43491 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sync/barrier.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sync/barrier.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ use crate::sync::{Condvar, Mutex};
 /// use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier};
 /// use std::thread;
 ///
-/// let mut handles = Vec::with_capacity(10);
-/// let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(10));
-/// for _ in 0..10 {
+/// let n = 10;
+/// let mut handles = Vec::with_capacity(n);
+/// let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(n));
+/// for _ in 0..n {
 ///     let c = Arc::clone(&barrier);
 ///     // The same messages will be printed together.
 ///     // You will NOT see any interleaving.
@@ -105,9 +106,10 @@ impl Barrier {
     /// use std::sync::{Arc, Barrier};
     /// use std::thread;
     ///
-    /// let mut handles = Vec::with_capacity(10);
-    /// let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(10));
-    /// for _ in 0..10 {
+    /// let n = 10;
+    /// let mut handles = Vec::with_capacity(n);
+    /// let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(n));
+    /// for _ in 0..n {
     ///     let c = Arc::clone(&barrier);
     ///     // The same messages will be printed together.
     ///     // You will NOT see any interleaving.