diff --git a/llvm/docs/ProgrammersManual.rst b/llvm/docs/ProgrammersManual.rst
--- a/llvm/docs/ProgrammersManual.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/ProgrammersManual.rst
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
 
 .. code-block:: c++
 
-  #define DEBUG_TYPE "mypassname"   // This goes before any #includes.
+  #define DEBUG_TYPE "mypassname"   // This goes after any #includes.
   STATISTIC(NumXForms, "The # of times I did stuff");
 
 The ``STATISTIC`` macro defines a static variable, whose name is specified by