diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index 3465ece47be9c0..462835d6376134 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -793,7 +793,8 @@ Passing `timeout` as an option will call [`socket.setTimeout()`][] after the soc
 The `connectListener` parameter will be added as a listener for the
 [`'connect'`][] event once.
 
-Here is an example of a client of the previously described echo server:
+Following is an example of a client of the echo server described
+in the [`net.createServer()`][] section:
 
 ```js
 const net = require('net');