diff --git a/src/libcore/comm.rs b/src/libcore/comm.rs
index d8051dfabd1..993fc78f149 100644
--- a/src/libcore/comm.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/comm.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ shared boxes (@T) may not be transmitted across channels.
 
 Example:
 
-> use std::{task, comm, io};
+> import std::{task, comm, io};
 >
 > let p = comm::port();
 > task::spawn(comm::chan(p), fn (c: chan<str>) {