diff --git a/docs/quick.dox b/docs/quick.dox
index 79db9704..42b5d9c7 100644
--- a/docs/quick.dox
+++ b/docs/quick.dox
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ description to `stderr`.
 @code
 void error_callback(int error, const char* description)
 {
-    fputs(description, stderr);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s\n", description);
 }
 @endcode