diff --git a/qiskit/visualization/gate_map.py b/qiskit/visualization/gate_map.py
index aaba7b825a..27459e2fc1 100644
--- a/qiskit/visualization/gate_map.py
+++ b/qiskit/visualization/gate_map.py
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ def plot_coupling_map(
             %matplotlib inline
 
             num_qubits = 8
-            coupling_map = [[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 5], [4, 5], [5, 6], [2, 4], [6, 7]]
             qubit_coordinates = [[0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [1, 2], [2, 0], [2, 2], [2, 1], [3, 1]]
-            plot_coupling_map(num_qubits, coupling_map, qubit_coordinates)
+            coupling_map = [[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 5], [4, 5], [5, 6], [2, 4], [6, 7]]
+            plot_coupling_map(num_qubits, qubit_coordinates, coupling_map)
     """
     import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
     import matplotlib.patches as mpatches