diff --git a/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs b/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs
index cd78898d46bb8..21903eb26439c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/net/udp.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
 
     /// Sets the broadcast flag on or off
     #[experimental]
-    pub fn set_broadast(&mut self, broadcast: bool) -> IoResult<()> {
+    pub fn set_broadcast(&mut self, broadcast: bool) -> IoResult<()> {
         if broadcast {
             self.obj.hear_broadcasts()
         } else {
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ impl UdpSocket {
         }.map_err(IoError::from_rtio_error)
     }
 
+    /// Sets the broadcast flag on or off
+    #[deprecated="renamed to `set_broadcast`"]
+    pub fn set_broadast(&mut self, broadcast: bool) -> IoResult<()> {
+        self.set_broadcast(broadcast)
+    }
+
     /// Sets the read/write timeout for this socket.
     ///
     /// For more information, see `TcpStream::set_timeout`