diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_dangling.rs b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_dangling.rs
index 3c5437757e97..a5f77e667f97 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_dangling.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_dangling.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::{mem, ptr};
 /// mem::forget(boxed); // <-- this is UB!
 /// ```
 ///
-/// Even though the `Box`e's destructor is not run (and thus we don't have a double free bug), this
+/// Even though the `Box`'s destructor is not run (and thus we don't have a double free bug), this
 /// code is still UB. This is because when moving `boxed` into `forget`, its validity invariants
 /// are asserted, causing UB since the `Box` is dangling. The safety comment is as such wrong, as
 /// moving the `boxed` variable as part of the `forget` call *is* a use.