diff --git a/examples/tutorial_coupled.cc b/examples/tutorial_coupled.cc
index 35ff6159b..998c340db 100644
--- a/examples/tutorial_coupled.cc
+++ b/examples/tutorial_coupled.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void usage(const char *progname)
 {
     std::cout << "usage: " << progname << " [--restart restartTime] tEnd dt\n";
     exit(1);
-};
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {