diff --git a/beginner_source/blitz/neural_networks_tutorial.py b/beginner_source/blitz/neural_networks_tutorial.py
index f9405c6b078..10c774f8ed3 100644
--- a/beginner_source/blitz/neural_networks_tutorial.py
+++ b/beginner_source/blitz/neural_networks_tutorial.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def num_flat_features(self, x):
 # For example:
 
 output = net(input)
-target = torch.arange(1, 11)  # a dummy target, for example
+target = torch.randn(10)  # a dummy target, for example
 target = target.view(1, -1)  # make it the same shape as output
 criterion = nn.MSELoss()