diff --git a/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor b/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor
index 9338068438..d9d633026b 100644
--- a/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor
+++ b/basis/io/sockets/sockets.factor
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ SYMBOL: remote-address
         >>addr
     ] with-destructors ;
 
-: <broadcast> ( datagram -- datagram )
+: <broadcast> ( addrspec -- datagram )
     <datagram> (broadcast) ;
 
 : receive-unsafe ( n buf datagram -- count addrspec )