diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs b/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
index 64f6c7fa022fc..bcf2ec06022d9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/mod.rs
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ impl<T> JoinInner<T> {
 /// An owned permission to join on a thread (block on its termination).
 ///
 /// A `JoinHandle` *detaches* the associated thread when it is dropped, which
-/// means that there is no longer any handle to thread and no way to `join`
+/// means that there is no longer any handle to the thread and no way to `join`
 /// on it.
 ///
 /// Due to platform restrictions, it is not possible to [`Clone`] this