diff --git a/net/epee-encoding/src/varint.rs b/net/epee-encoding/src/varint.rs
index e5c564a4..fc862dfd 100644
--- a/net/epee-encoding/src/varint.rs
+++ b/net/epee-encoding/src/varint.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ const FITS_IN_FOUR_BYTES: u64 = 2_u64.pow(32 - SIZE_OF_SIZE_MARKER) - 1;
 /// ```rust
 /// use cuprate_epee_encoding::read_varint;
 ///
-/// assert_eq!(read_varint(&mut [252].as_slice()).unwrap(), 63);
-/// assert_eq!(read_varint(&mut [1, 1].as_slice()).unwrap(), 64);
-/// assert_eq!(read_varint(&mut [253, 255].as_slice()).unwrap(), 16_383);
-/// assert_eq!(read_varint(&mut [2, 0, 1, 0].as_slice()).unwrap(), 16_384);
-/// assert_eq!(read_varint(&mut [254, 255, 255, 255].as_slice()).unwrap(), 1_073_741_823);
-/// assert_eq!(read_varint(&mut [3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0].as_slice()).unwrap(), 1_073_741_824);
+/// assert_eq!(read_varint::<_, u64>(&mut [252].as_slice()).unwrap(), 63);
+/// assert_eq!(read_varint::<_, u64>(&mut [1, 1].as_slice()).unwrap(), 64);
+/// assert_eq!(read_varint::<_, u64>(&mut [253, 255].as_slice()).unwrap(), 16_383);
+/// assert_eq!(read_varint::<_, u64>(&mut [2, 0, 1, 0].as_slice()).unwrap(), 16_384);
+/// assert_eq!(read_varint::<_, u64>(&mut [254, 255, 255, 255].as_slice()).unwrap(), 1_073_741_823);
+/// assert_eq!(read_varint::<_, u64>(&mut [3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0].as_slice()).unwrap(), 1_073_741_824);
 /// ```
 pub fn read_varint<B: Buf, T: TryFrom<u64>>(r: &mut B) -> Result<T> {
     if !r.has_remaining() {