diff --git a/doc/api/net.markdown b/doc/api/net.markdown
index 899f5d734674e4..20e06d1635d50f 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/net.markdown
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ Here is an example of a client of the previously described echo server:
 
 ```js
 const net = require('net');
-const client = net.connect({port: 8124}, () => {
+const client = net.createConnection({port: 8124}, () => {
   //'connect' listener
   console.log('connected to server!');
   client.write('world!\r\n');