diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py b/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py
index 628e6ff74e4980..86f3bb504a23ba 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ def testReservedIpv4(self):
         self.assertEqual(True, ipaddress.ip_network('0.0.0.0').is_unspecified)
 
     def testPrivateNetworks(self):
-        self.assertEqual(False, ipaddress.ip_network("0.0.0.0/0").is_private)
+        self.assertEqual(True, ipaddress.ip_network("0.0.0.0/0").is_private)
         self.assertEqual(False, ipaddress.ip_network("1.0.0.0/8").is_private)
 
         self.assertEqual(True, ipaddress.ip_network("0.0.0.0/8").is_private)