diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd252f78..24536bf7 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ h.socket->emit("login");
 h.socket()->emit("add user", username);
 //emit binary
 char buf[100];
-h.socket()->emit("add user", std::make_shared<std::string>(&buf,100));
+h.socket()->emit("add user", std::make_shared<std::string>(buf,100));
 //emit message object with lambda ack handler
 h.socket()->emit("add user", string_message::create(username), [&](message::ptr const& msg)
 {