diff --git a/CppCoreGuidelines.md b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
index fcc9ce8..cf65aa6 100644
--- a/CppCoreGuidelines.md
+++ b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
@@ -8526,7 +8526,7 @@ The more traditional and lower-level near-equivalent is longer, messier, harder
             is.read(s, maxstring);
             res[elemcount++] = s;
         }
-        nread = elemcount;
+        nread = &elemcount;
         return res;
     }