diff --git a/assert/assertion_format.go b/assert/assertion_format.go
index a19a89279..1da869c87 100644
--- a/assert/assertion_format.go
+++ b/assert/assertion_format.go
@@ -185,14 +185,15 @@ func Eventuallyf(t TestingT, condition func() bool, waitFor time.Duration, tick
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	assert.EventuallyWithTf(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		assert.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		assert.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "error message %s", "formatted")
 func EventuallyWithTf(t TestingT, condition func(collect *CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
diff --git a/assert/assertion_forward.go b/assert/assertion_forward.go
index cd2a86061..096a532dc 100644
--- a/assert/assertion_forward.go
+++ b/assert/assertion_forward.go
@@ -342,14 +342,15 @@ func (a *Assertions) Eventually(condition func() bool, waitFor time.Duration, ti
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	a.EventuallyWithT(func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		assert.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		assert.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "external state has not changed to 'true'; still false")
 func (a *Assertions) EventuallyWithT(condition func(collect *CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
@@ -367,14 +368,15 @@ func (a *Assertions) EventuallyWithT(condition func(collect *CollectT), waitFor
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	a.EventuallyWithTf(func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		assert.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		assert.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "error message %s", "formatted")
 func (a *Assertions) EventuallyWithTf(condition func(collect *CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msg string, args ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index 166f63726..e49ff00d2 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -2090,14 +2090,15 @@ func (c *CollectT) failed() bool {
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	assert.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		assert.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		assert.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "external state has not changed to 'true'; still false")
 func EventuallyWithT(t TestingT, condition func(collect *CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
 	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
diff --git a/require/require.go b/require/require.go
index 652871f2e..365ca81d0 100644
--- a/require/require.go
+++ b/require/require.go
@@ -424,14 +424,15 @@ func Eventually(t TestingT, condition func() bool, waitFor time.Duration, tick t
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	require.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		require.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		require.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "external state has not changed to 'true'; still false")
 func EventuallyWithT(t TestingT, condition func(collect *assert.CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
@@ -452,14 +453,15 @@ func EventuallyWithT(t TestingT, condition func(collect *assert.CollectT), waitF
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	require.EventuallyWithTf(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		require.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		require.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "error message %s", "formatted")
 func EventuallyWithTf(t TestingT, condition func(collect *assert.CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
diff --git a/require/require_forward.go b/require/require_forward.go
index edac147ef..4c0f5f5a8 100644
--- a/require/require_forward.go
+++ b/require/require_forward.go
@@ -343,14 +343,15 @@ func (a *Assertions) Eventually(condition func() bool, waitFor time.Duration, ti
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	a.EventuallyWithT(func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		assert.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		assert.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "external state has not changed to 'true'; still false")
 func (a *Assertions) EventuallyWithT(condition func(collect *assert.CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {
@@ -368,14 +369,15 @@ func (a *Assertions) EventuallyWithT(condition func(collect *assert.CollectT), w
 // If the condition is not met before waitFor, the collected errors of
 // the last tick are copied to t.
 //
-//	externalValue := false
+//	var externalValue int32
 //	go func() {
 //		time.Sleep(8*time.Second)
-//		externalValue = true
+//		atomic.StoreInt32(&externalValue, 1)
 //	}()
 //	a.EventuallyWithTf(func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 //		// add assertions as needed; any assertion failure will fail the current tick
-//		assert.True(c, externalValue, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
+//		isSet := atomic.LoadInt32(&externalValue) == 1
+//		assert.True(c, isSet, "expected 'externalValue' to be true")
 //	}, 10*time.Second, 1*time.Second, "error message %s", "formatted")
 func (a *Assertions) EventuallyWithTf(condition func(collect *assert.CollectT), waitFor time.Duration, tick time.Duration, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if h, ok := a.t.(tHelper); ok {