diff --git a/CppCoreGuidelines.md b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
index ae27ad3..1ae151b 100644
--- a/CppCoreGuidelines.md
+++ b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
@@ -10269,7 +10269,7 @@ 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;
     }