diff --git a/net/netcheck/netcheck.go b/net/netcheck/netcheck.go
index ff6f9ddb7..26c8d118b 100644
--- a/net/netcheck/netcheck.go
+++ b/net/netcheck/netcheck.go
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ func (rs *reportState) probePortMapServices() {
 
 var v4unspec, _ = netaddr.ParseIP("0.0.0.0")
 
+// pcpPacket generates a PCP packet with a MAP opcode.
 func pcpPacket(myIP netaddr.IP, mapToLocalPort int, delete bool) []byte {
 	const udpProtoNumber = 17
 	lifetimeSeconds := uint32(1)
@@ -758,17 +759,24 @@ func pcpPacket(myIP netaddr.IP, mapToLocalPort int, delete bool) []byte {
 		lifetimeSeconds = 0
 	}
 	const opMap = 1
+
+	// 24 byte header + 36 byte map opcode
 	pkt := make([]byte, (32+32+128)/8+(96+8+24+16+16+128)/8)
+
+	// The header (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6887#section-7.1)
 	pkt[0] = 2 // version
 	pkt[1] = opMap
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[4:8], lifetimeSeconds)
 	myIP16 := myIP.As16()
 	copy(pkt[8:], myIP16[:])
-	rand.Read(pkt[24 : 24+12])
-	pkt[36] = udpProtoNumber
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[40:], uint16(mapToLocalPort))
+
+	// The map opcode body (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6887#section-11.1)
+	mapOp := pkt[24:]
+	rand.Read(mapOp[:12]) // 96 bit mappping nonce
+	mapOp[12] = udpProtoNumber
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(mapOp[16:], uint16(mapToLocalPort))
 	v4unspec16 := v4unspec.As16()
-	copy(pkt[40:], v4unspec16[:])
+	copy(mapOp[20:], v4unspec16[:])
 	return pkt
 }