diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
index 4a6fe8fba6..8ffed10972 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ $ docker network create -d overlay \
   --gateway=192.168.0.100 \ 
   --gateway=192.170.0.100 \
   --ip-range=192.168.1.0/24 \
-  --aux-address a=192.168.1.5 --aux-address b=192.168.1.6 \
-  --aux-address a=192.170.1.5 --aux-address b=192.170.1.6 \
+  --aux-address="my-router=192.168.1.5" --aux-address="my-switch=192.168.1.6" \
+  --aux-address="my-printer=192.170.1.5" --aux-address="my-nas=192.170.1.6" \
   my-multihost-network
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/userguide/networking/work-with-networks.md b/docs/userguide/networking/work-with-networks.md
index 1892aa4884..d292ce8af5 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/networking/work-with-networks.md
+++ b/docs/userguide/networking/work-with-networks.md
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ $ docker network create -d overlay \
   --gateway=192.168.0.100 \
   --gateway=192.170.0.100 \
   --ip-range=192.168.1.0/24 \
-  --aux-address a=192.168.1.5 --aux-address b=192.168.1.6 \
-  --aux-address a=192.170.1.5 --aux-address b=192.170.1.6 \
+  --aux-address="my-router=192.168.1.5" --aux-address="my-switch=192.168.1.6" \
+  --aux-address="my-printer=192.170.1.5" --aux-address="my-nas=192.170.1.6" \
   my-multihost-network
 ```
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
index a1b130988f..c2199d9775 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_network_unix_test.go
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkIpamMultipleNetworks(c *check.C) {
 		"--gateway=192.168.0.100", "--gateway=192.170.0.100",
 		"--ip-range=192.168.1.0/24",
 		"--aux-address", "a=192.168.1.5", "--aux-address", "b=192.168.1.6",
-		"--aux-address", "a=192.170.1.5", "--aux-address", "b=192.170.1.6",
+		"--aux-address", "c=192.170.1.5", "--aux-address", "d=192.170.1.6",
 		"test7")
 	assertNwIsAvailable(c, "test7")
 
diff --git a/man/docker-network-create.1.md b/man/docker-network-create.1.md
index 1505339df8..3000bb2135 100644
--- a/man/docker-network-create.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-network-create.1.md
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ $ docker network create -d overlay \
   --gateway=192.168.0.100 \ 
   --gateway=192.170.0.100 \
   --ip-range=192.168.1.0/24 \
-  --aux-address a=192.168.1.5 --aux-address b=192.168.1.6 \
-  --aux-address a=192.170.1.5 --aux-address b=192.170.1.6 \
+  --aux-address="my-router=192.168.1.5" --aux-address="my-switch=192.168.1.6" \
+  --aux-address="my-printer=192.170.1.5" --aux-address="my-nas=192.170.1.6" \
   my-multihost-network
 ```