diff --git a/src/items/external-blocks.md b/src/items/external-blocks.md
index 3bed8aaf2e..f487bac948 100644
--- a/src/items/external-blocks.md
+++ b/src/items/external-blocks.md
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@ standard C ABI on the specific platform. Other ABIs may be specified using an
 `abi` string, as shown here:
 
 ```rust
-# #[cfg(any(windows, target_arch = "x86"))]
 // Interface to the Windows API
-unsafe extern "stdcall" { }
+unsafe extern "system" { }
 ```
 
 r[items.extern.abi.standard]