diff --git a/source/threads.tex b/source/threads.tex
index 212367adcd..b718c08c97 100644
--- a/source/threads.tex
+++ b/source/threads.tex
@@ -5493,7 +5493,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \effects
-Initializes \tcode{p\{\}}.
+Value-initializes \tcode{p}.
 \end{itemdescr}
 
 \indexlibraryctor{atomic<shared_ptr<T>>}%
@@ -5821,7 +5821,7 @@
 \begin{itemdescr}
 \pnum
 \effects
-Initializes \tcode{p\{\}}.
+Value-initializes \tcode{p}.
 \end{itemdescr}
 
 \indexlibraryctor{atomic<weak_ptr<T>>}%