diff --git a/pygit2/repository.py b/pygit2/repository.py
index 7565070..e184ec2 100644
--- a/pygit2/repository.py
+++ b/pygit2/repository.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Repository(_Repository):
 
         Examples::
 
-            repo.create_reference('refs/heads/foo', repo.head.get_object().hex)
+            repo.create_reference('refs/heads/foo', repo.head.target)
             repo.create_reference('refs/tags/foo', 'refs/heads/master')
             repo.create_reference('refs/tags/foo', 'bbb78a9cec580')
         """
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index 2a606e1..8912076 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -1077,8 +1077,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Repository_create_reference_direct__doc__,
   "\n"
   "Examples::\n"
   "\n"
-  "    repo.create_reference_direct('refs/heads/foo',\n"
-  "                                 repo.head.get_object().hex, False)");
+  "    repo.create_reference_direct('refs/heads/foo', repo.head.target, False)");
 
 PyObject *
 Repository_create_reference_direct(Repository *self,  PyObject *args,