diff --git a/changelog/12535.doc.rst b/changelog/12535.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ce37ac12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12535.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+`This
+example`<https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/example/simple.html#making-test-result-information-available-in-fixtures>
+showed ``print`` statements that do not exactly reflect what the
+different branches actually do.  The fix makes the example more precise.
+
diff --git a/doc/en/example/simple.rst b/doc/en/example/simple.rst
index d4ace3f04..64b54c7bf 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/simple.rst
+++ b/doc/en/example/simple.rst
@@ -929,7 +929,9 @@ here is a little example implemented via a local plugin:
         # "function" scope
         report = request.node.stash[phase_report_key]
         if report["setup"].failed:
-            print("setting up a test failed or skipped", request.node.nodeid)
+            print("setting up a test failed", request.node.nodeid)
+        elif report["setup"].skipped:
+            print("setting up a test skipped", request.node.nodeid)
         elif ("call" not in report) or report["call"].failed:
             print("executing test failed or skipped", request.node.nodeid)