diff --git a/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs b/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs
index 6a5f2923210..4b42ad65ee6 100644
--- a/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/net/tcp.rs
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ pub fn incoming(&self) -> Incoming<'_> {
     /// use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
     ///
     /// fn listen_on(port: u16) -> impl Iterator<Item = TcpStream> {
-    ///     let listener = TcpListener::bind(format!("127.0.0.1:{port}")).unwrap();
+    ///     let listener = TcpListener::bind(("127.0.0.1", port)).unwrap();
     ///     listener.into_incoming()
     ///         .filter_map(Result::ok) /* Ignore failed connections */
     /// }