diff --git a/context/withtimeout_test.go b/context/withtimeout_test.go
index a6754dc3..7cddc5f1 100644
--- a/context/withtimeout_test.go
+++ b/context/withtimeout_test.go
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
+var workComplete <-chan int
+
 func ExampleWithTimeout() {
 	// Pass a context with a timeout to tell a blocking function that it
 	// should abandon its work after the timeout elapses.
-	ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
 	select {
-	case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+	case <-workComplete:
+		cancel()
 		fmt.Println("overslept")
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		fmt.Println(ctx.Err()) // prints "context deadline exceeded"