diff --git a/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs b/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs
index 4ba4c4e8caa4c..00f802e5d9155 100644
--- a/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ impl TcpListener {
     /// use std::net::TcpListener;
     ///
     /// let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:80").unwrap();
-    /// listener.take_error().expect("No error was expected");
+    /// listener.take_error().expect("`take_error` should succeed");
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "net2_mutators", since = "1.9.0")]
     pub fn take_error(&self) -> io::Result<Option<io::Error>> {