diff --git a/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs b/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
index aff9af66444c..2497f38f38c9 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ impl TcpStream {
     ///
     /// let stream = TcpStream::connect("127.0.0.1:8080")
     ///                        .expect("Couldn't connect to the server...");
-    /// assert_eq!(stream.local_addr().unwrap(),
-    ///            SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1), 8080)));
+    /// assert_eq!(stream.local_addr().unwrap().ip(),
+    ///            IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)));
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     pub fn local_addr(&self) -> io::Result<SocketAddr> {