diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9895bf7f..76f4107a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn void Stack.push(Stack* this, Type element)
     if (this.capacity == this.size)
     {
         this.capacity *= 2;
-        this.elems = mem::realloc(this.elems, $sizeof(Type) * this.capacity);
+        this.elems = mem::realloc(this.elems, Type.sizeof * this.capacity);
     }
     this.elems[this.size++] = element;
 }