diff --git a/_overviews/scala3-macros/tutorial/inline.md b/_overviews/scala3-macros/tutorial/inline.md
index e27d610b18..79ce94e4ba 100644
--- a/_overviews/scala3-macros/tutorial/inline.md
+++ b/_overviews/scala3-macros/tutorial/inline.md
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ val x = 2
 val x2 = x * x
 x2 * {
   if (0 == 0) 1.0
-  else if (0 % 2 == 1) x * power(x, 0 - 1) // dead branch
-  else power(x * x, 0 / 2) // dead branch
+  else if (0 % 2 == 1) x2 * power(x2, 0 - 1) // dead branch
+  else power(x2 * x2, 0 / 2) // dead branch
 }
 // partially evaluated to
 val x = 2