diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index 968ea497b5..46d95b27b4 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module Net   #:nodoc:
   #     req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
   #     req.basic_auth 'jack', 'pass'
   #     req.set_form_data({'from'=>'2005-01-01', 'to'=>'2005-03-31'}, ';')
-  #     res = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port).start { http.request(req) }
+  #     res = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port).start {|http| http.request(req) }
   #     case res
   #     when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
   #       # OK