diff --git a/doc/ref/api-macros.texi b/doc/ref/api-macros.texi
index 7fdf578c7..f13ac0136 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-macros.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-macros.texi
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ Literals are used to match specific datums in an expression, like the use of
     ((cond1 test => fun)
      (let ((exp test))
        (if exp (fun exp) #f)))
-    ((cond1 test exp exp* ...)
-     (if test (begin exp exp* ...)))
     ((cond1 else exp exp* ...)
-     (begin exp exp* ...))))
+     (begin exp exp* ...))
+    ((cond1 test exp exp* ...)
+     (if test (begin exp exp* ...)))))
 
 (define (square x) (* x x))
 (cond1 10 => square)