diff --git a/src/java.net.http/share/classes/java/net/http/HttpClient.java b/src/java.net.http/share/classes/java/net/http/HttpClient.java
index 889ea56531e94..a7a2171857d04 100644
--- a/src/java.net.http/share/classes/java/net/http/HttpClient.java
+++ b/src/java.net.http/share/classes/java/net/http/HttpClient.java
@@ -102,13 +102,17 @@
  *        .proxy(ProxySelector.of(new InetSocketAddress("proxy.example.com", 80)))
  *        .authenticator(Authenticator.getDefault())
  *        .build();
+ *
+ *   HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
+ *       .uri(URI.create("https://foo.com/"))
+ *       .build();
  *   HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, BodyHandlers.ofString());
  *   System.out.println(response.statusCode());
  *   System.out.println(response.body());  }
  *
  * <p><b>Asynchronous Example</b>
  * {@snippet :
- *    HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
+ *   HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
  *        .uri(URI.create("https://foo.com/"))
  *        .timeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2))
  *        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")