diff --git a/docs/Overview.md b/docs/Overview.md
index dedc133b89..e24e9d616e 100644
--- a/docs/Overview.md
+++ b/docs/Overview.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ import {Editor, EditorState} from 'draft-js';
 
 function MyEditor() {
   const [editorState, setEditorState] = React.useState(
-    EditorState.createEmpty(),
+    () => EditorState.createEmpty(),
   );
 
   return <Editor editorState={editorState} onChange={setEditorState} />;