diff --git a/site/content/docs/4.3/layout/grid.md b/site/content/docs/4.3/layout/grid.md
index 22ba961192c4..82b6b1aa1756 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/4.3/layout/grid.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/4.3/layout/grid.md
@@ -747,8 +747,10 @@ You can modify the variables to your own custom values, or just use the mixins w
 
 {{< highlight scss >}}
 .example-container {
-  width: 800px;
   @include make-container();
+  // Make sure to define this width after the mixin to override
+  // `width: 100%` generated by `make-container()`
+  width: 800px;
 }
 
 .example-row {