diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/tween_sequence.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/tween_sequence.dart
index eb836d752e0..dd78f8efb6e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/tween_sequence.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/animation/tween_sequence.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import 'tween.dart';
 /// 10.0 for the final 40%:
 ///
 /// ```dart
-/// final Animation<double> = TweenSequence(
+/// final Animation<double> animation = TweenSequence(
 ///   <TweenSequenceItem<double>>[
 ///     TweenSequenceItem<double>(
 ///       tween: Tween<double>(begin: 5.0, end: 10.0)