diff --git a/evhttp.h b/evhttp.h
index 7ddf7201..cba8be15 100644
--- a/evhttp.h
+++ b/evhttp.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct evhttp *evhttp_new(struct event_base *base);
  * @param http a pointer to an evhttp object
  * @param address a string containing the IP address to listen(2) on
  * @param port the port number to listen on
- * @return a newly allocated evhttp struct
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure
  * @see evhttp_free()
  */
 int evhttp_bind_socket(struct evhttp *http, const char *address, u_short port);