diff --git a/doc/hyperfine.1 b/doc/hyperfine.1
index 449b470..c7ba637 100644
--- a/doc/hyperfine.1
+++ b/doc/hyperfine.1
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ arithmetics.
 .RS
 Example:
 .RS
-\fBhyperfine\fR \fB\-P\fR size 0 3 'sleep $((2**{size}))'
+\fBhyperfine\fR \fB\-P\fR size 0 3 'sleep $((1 << {size}))'
 .RE
 .RE
 .IP
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index b12f6d3..f2e6e40 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ fn build_command() -> Command {
                      Example:  hyperfine -P threads 1 8 'make -j {threads}'\n\n\
                      This performs benchmarks for 'make -j 1', 'make -j 2', …, 'make -j 8'.\n\n\
                      To have the value increase following different patterns, use shell arithmetics.\n\n  \
-                     Example: hyperfine -P size 0 3 'sleep $((2**{size}))'\n\n\
+                     Example: hyperfine -P size 0 3 'sleep $((1 << {size}))'\n\n\
                      This performs benchmarks with power of 2 increases: 'sleep 1', 'sleep 2', 'sleep 4', …\n\
                      The exact syntax may vary depending on your shell and OS."
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