diff --git a/perl/Git.pm b/perl/Git.pm
index bbb753a0ac..11f310af1d 100644
--- a/perl/Git.pm
+++ b/perl/Git.pm
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ and it is the fourth value returned by C<command_bidi_pipe()>.  The call idiom
 is:
 
 	my ($pid, $in, $out, $ctx) = $r->command_bidi_pipe('cat-file --batch-check');
-	print "000000000\n" $out;
+	print $out "000000000\n";
 	while (<$in>) { ... }
 	$r->command_close_bidi_pipe($pid, $in, $out, $ctx);