diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs b/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
index 6dc8563c421..234fa213da8 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ pub fn copy<T: Copy>(x: &T) -> T {
 ///
 /// This function will unsafely assume the pointer `src` is valid for [`size_of::<U>`][size_of]
 /// bytes by transmuting `&T` to `&U` and then reading the `&U` (except that this is done in a way
-/// that is correct even when `&U` makes stricter alignment requirements than `&T`). It will also
+/// that is correct even when `&U` has stricter alignment requirements than `&T`). It will also
 /// unsafely create a copy of the contained value instead of moving out of `src`.
 ///
 /// It is not a compile-time error if `T` and `U` have different sizes, but it