diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 577a44ffe..14427cb81 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net",
-			"Rev": "04044c2289504304472715d827a8f564fa3759a8"
+			"Rev": "eae26b653a87d02193bb261ae5c5e1f39cc033d6"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/jbenet/go-multihash",
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net/net.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net/net.go
index 2fec9663f..dd8cf68fa 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net/net.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net/net.go
@@ -236,13 +236,17 @@ func Listen(laddr ma.Multiaddr) (Listener, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// we need to fetch the new multiaddr from the listener, as it
-	// may have resolved to some other value.
-	nladdr, err := FromNetAddr(nl.Addr())
+	// we want to fetch the new multiaddr from the listener, as it may
+	// have resolved to some other value. WrapNetListener does it for us.
+	return WrapNetListener(nl)
+}
+
+// WrapNetListener wraps a net.Listener with a manet.Listener.
+func WrapNetListener(nl net.Listener) (Listener, error) {
+	laddr, err := FromNetAddr(nl.Addr())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	laddr = nladdr
 
 	return &maListener{
 		Listener: nl,