diff --git a/rfcs/generalized-iteration.md b/rfcs/generalized-iteration.md
index 43304830..94946a1f 100644
--- a/rfcs/generalized-iteration.md
+++ b/rfcs/generalized-iteration.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ To support self-iterating objects, we modify the iteration protocol as follows:
 
 ```lua
 if getmetatable(gen) and getmetatable(gen).__iter then
-   gen, state, index = getmetatable(state).__iter(gen)
+   gen, state, index = getmetatable(gen).__iter(gen)
 end
 ```