diff --git a/_sips/sips/2017-09-20-opaque-types.md b/_sips/sips/2017-09-20-opaque-types.md
index f18a45a5c7..8580764b31 100644
--- a/_sips/sips/2017-09-20-opaque-types.md
+++ b/_sips/sips/2017-09-20-opaque-types.md
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ opaque type `Fix`:
 
 ```scala
 package object fixed {
-  opaque type Fix[F_]] = F[Fix[F]]
+  opaque type Fix[F[_]] = F[Fix[F]]
 
   object Fix {
     def fix[F[_]](unfixed: F[Fix[F]]): Fix[F] = unfixed