diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/global_statement.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/global_statement.rs
index 9f29826f58..11d7d5e41e 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/global_statement.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/global_statement.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
 ///
 ///
 /// def foo():
+///     var = 10
 ///     print(var)
-///     return 10
+///     return var
 ///
 ///
 /// var = foo()