diff --git a/src/net/tcp.rs b/src/net/tcp.rs
index b20f18ec7..a0d441244 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp.rs
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ impl<'a> AsyncRead for &'a TcpStream {
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock {
-                    self.io.need_write();
+                    self.io.need_read();
                 }
                 Err(e)
             }