diff --git a/Doc/library/imaplib.rst b/Doc/library/imaplib.rst
index d5c868def3b64f..ccfd0cd3dde109 100644
--- a/Doc/library/imaplib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/imaplib.rst
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ retrieves and prints all messages::
 
    import getpass, imaplib
 
-   M = imaplib.IMAP4()
+   M = imaplib.IMAP4(host='example.org')
    M.login(getpass.getuser(), getpass.getpass())
    M.select()
    typ, data = M.search(None, 'ALL')