diff --git a/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs b/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
index 8d1e7882e5db4..b904641a336ba 100644
--- a/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/net/tcp.rs
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ impl TcpStream {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```no_run
-    /// use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4, TcpStream};
+    /// use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, 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> {