diff --git a/src/doc/book/getting-started.md b/src/doc/book/getting-started.md
index 16141d936eb..1fe3f6da0eb 100644
--- a/src/doc/book/getting-started.md
+++ b/src/doc/book/getting-started.md
@@ -575,8 +575,12 @@ look something like this:
 name = "hello_world"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
+
+[dependencies]
 ```
 
+Do not worry about the `[dependencies]` line, we will come back to it later.
+
 Cargo has populated *Cargo.toml* with reasonable defaults based on the arguments
 you gave it and your `git` global configuration. You may notice that Cargo has
 also initialized the `hello_world` directory as a `git` repository.