diff --git a/base/message_loop/message_loop.h b/base/message_loop/message_loop.h
index 25891c5..165299d 100644
--- a/base/message_loop/message_loop.h
+++ b/base/message_loop/message_loop.h
@@ -208,15 +208,16 @@
   // released on a particular thread.
   //
   // A common pattern is to manually increment the object's reference count
-  // (AddRef), issue a ReleaseSoon, then clear the pointer.  The reference count
+  // (AddRef), clear the pointer, then issue a ReleaseSoon.  The reference count
   // is incremented manually to ensure clearing the pointer does not trigger a
   // delete and to account for the upcoming decrement (ReleaseSoon).  For
   // example:
   //
   // scoped_refptr<Foo> foo = ...
-  // foo.AddRef();
-  // message_loop->ReleaseSoon(foo.get());
+  // foo->AddRef();
+  // Foo* raw_foo = foo.get();
   // foo = NULL;
+  // message_loop->ReleaseSoon(raw_foo);
   //
   // NOTE: This method may be called on any thread.  The object will be
   // released (and thus possibly deleted) on the thread that executes