diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
index a9f1631586de08142d292a75e685571c2e9662d5..2c40ed1832db8d34b51cfcb3020733b69aeef091 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def simple_format(text, html_options = {}, options = {})
       #   <table>
       #   <% @items.each do |item| %>
       #     <tr class="<%= cycle("odd", "even") -%>">
-      #       <td>item</td>
+      #       <td><%= item %></td>
       #     </tr>
       #   <% end %>
       #   </table>