diff --git a/pkg/gen/controller/example_test.go b/pkg/gen/controller/example_test.go
index 46a503d363c..182d50eda13 100644
--- a/pkg/gen/controller/example_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gen/controller/example_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package controller_test
 
-func Example() {}
-
-// +kubebuilder:controller:group=foo,version=v1beta1,kind=Bar,resource=bars
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-// +kubebuilder:informers:group=apps,version=v1,kind=Deployment
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods,verbs=get;watch;list
-// +kubebuilder:informers:group=core,version=v1,kind=Pod
-type FooController struct{}
+func Example() {
+	// +kubebuilder:controller:group=foo,version=v1beta1,kind=Bar,resource=bars
+	// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+	// +kubebuilder:informers:group=apps,version=v1,kind=Deployment
+	// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods,verbs=get;watch;list
+	// +kubebuilder:informers:group=core,version=v1,kind=Pod
+	type FooController struct{}
+}