diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9b5493021..8d5ec5661 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@
 //!             ..
 //!         } => {
 //!             println!("The close button was pressed; stopping");
-//!             *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit
+//!             // The number contained by the exit variant determines which exit code the
+//!             // application will have where that's sensible.
+//!             *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit(0);
 //!         },
 //!         Event::MainEventsCleared => {
 //!             // Application update code.
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 59c8c59f2..6992db9cf 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub use crate::icon::{BadIcon, Icon};
 ///         Event::WindowEvent {
 ///             event: WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
 ///             ..
-///         } => *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit,
+///         } => *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit(0),
 ///         _ => (),
 ///     }
 /// });