diff --git a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c
index a7936fe8444a1830b5f57eccaf4ca610a42db358..bab619a482145e9a08ecc62f674d9c6bb05110cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c
+++ b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/timestamping.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
-	if (socket < 0)
+	if (sock < 0)
 		bail("socket");
 
 	memset(&device, 0, sizeof(device));