diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/error-handling.md b/src/doc/trpl/error-handling.md
index e261eb01dba..e4809214bd4 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/error-handling.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/error-handling.md
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct Info {
 }
 
 fn write_info(info: &Info) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let mut file = File::open("my_best_friends.txt").unwrap();
+    let mut file = File::create("my_best_friends.txt").unwrap();
 
     if let Err(e) = writeln!(&mut file, "name: {}", info.name) {
         return Err(e)
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct Info {
 }
 
 fn write_info(info: &Info) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let mut file = try!(File::open("my_best_friends.txt"));
+    let mut file = try!(File::create("my_best_friends.txt"));
 
     try!(writeln!(&mut file, "name: {}", info.name));
     try!(writeln!(&mut file, "age: {}", info.age));