diff --git a/drivers/sdcard/sdcard.py b/drivers/sdcard/sdcard.py
index 815631cae4..719eb982e2 100644
--- a/drivers/sdcard/sdcard.py
+++ b/drivers/sdcard/sdcard.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Example usage on pyboard:
 Example usage on ESP8266:
 
     import machine, sdcard, os
-    sd = sdcard.SDCard(machine.SPI(0), machine.Pin(15))
+    sd = sdcard.SDCard(machine.SPI(1), machine.Pin(15))
     os.umount()
     os.VfsFat(sd, "")
     os.listdir()