diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
index 4a6fe8fba6..8ffed10972 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ $ docker network create -d overlay \
   --gateway=192.168.0.100 \ 
   --gateway=192.170.0.100 \
   --ip-range=192.168.1.0/24 \
-  --aux-address a=192.168.1.5 --aux-address b=192.168.1.6 \
-  --aux-address a=192.170.1.5 --aux-address b=192.170.1.6 \
+  --aux-address="my-router=192.168.1.5" --aux-address="my-switch=192.168.1.6" \
+  --aux-address="my-printer=192.170.1.5" --aux-address="my-nas=192.170.1.6" \
   my-multihost-network
 ```
 
diff --git a/man/docker-network-create.1.md b/man/docker-network-create.1.md
index 1505339df8..3000bb2135 100644
--- a/man/docker-network-create.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-network-create.1.md
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ $ docker network create -d overlay \
   --gateway=192.168.0.100 \ 
   --gateway=192.170.0.100 \
   --ip-range=192.168.1.0/24 \
-  --aux-address a=192.168.1.5 --aux-address b=192.168.1.6 \
-  --aux-address a=192.170.1.5 --aux-address b=192.170.1.6 \
+  --aux-address="my-router=192.168.1.5" --aux-address="my-switch=192.168.1.6" \
+  --aux-address="my-printer=192.170.1.5" --aux-address="my-nas=192.170.1.6" \
   my-multihost-network
 ```