diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
index a2d5530692c..4ec974b0cf7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ impl fmt::Show for clean::Type {
                        lifetimes = if decl.lifetimes.len() == 0 {
                            "".to_string()
                        } else {
-                           format!("<{:#}>", decl.lifetimes)
+                           format!("for <{:#}>", decl.lifetimes)
                        },
                        args = decl.decl.inputs,
                        arrow = decl.decl.output,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ impl fmt::Show for clean::Type {
                        lifetimes = if decl.lifetimes.len() == 0 {
                            "".to_string()
                        } else {
-                           format!("<{:#}>", decl.lifetimes)
+                           format!("for <{:#}>", decl.lifetimes)
                        },
                        args = decl.decl.inputs,
                        bounds = if decl.bounds.len() == 0 {