diff --git a/go.md b/go.md
index e40bead48..2de762574 100644
--- a/go.md
+++ b/go.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Strings are of type `string`.
 num := 3          // int
 num := 3.         // float64
 num := 3 + 4i     // complex128
-num :+ byte('a')  // byte (alias for uint8)
+num := byte('a')  // byte (alias for uint8)
 ```
 
 ```go