diff --git a/src/libcore/alloc/mod.rs b/src/libcore/alloc/mod.rs
index b1e502d8548..e1892edb7c7 100644
--- a/src/libcore/alloc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/alloc/mod.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub enum ReallocPlacement {
 ///
 /// Unlike [`GlobalAlloc`][], zero-sized allocations are allowed in `AllocRef`. If an underlying
 /// allocator does not support this (like jemalloc) or return a null pointer (such as
-/// `libc::malloc`), this is caught by the implementation.
+/// `libc::malloc`), this must be caught by the implementation.
 ///
 /// ### Currently allocated memory
 ///