diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/scoped.rs b/library/std/src/thread/scoped.rs
index cda86a48b243..701850b42dcf 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/scoped.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/scoped.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl<'env> Scope<'env> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the OS fails to create a thread; use [`Builder::spawn`]
+    /// Panics if the OS fails to create a thread; use [`Builder::spawn_scoped`]
     /// to recover from such errors.
     ///
     /// [`join`]: ScopedJoinHandle::join