diff --git a/src/vec/vec-into-iter.md b/src/vec/vec-into-iter.md
index e98bdc5..a3a3c8c 100644
--- a/src/vec/vec-into-iter.md
+++ b/src/vec/vec-into-iter.md
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ impl<T> IntoIterator for Vec<T> {
     type Item = T;
     type IntoIter = IntoIter<T>;
     fn into_iter(self) -> IntoIter<T> {
-        // Can't destructure Vec since it's Drop
-        let ptr = self.ptr;
-        let cap = self.cap;
-        let len = self.len;
-
         // Make sure not to drop Vec since that would free the buffer
-        mem::forget(self);
+        let vec = ManuallyDrop::new(self);
+
+        // Can't destructure Vec since it's Drop
+        let ptr = vec.ptr;
+        let cap = vec.cap;
+        let len = vec.len;
 
         unsafe {
             IntoIter {