diff --git a/library/core/src/option.rs b/library/core/src/option.rs
index 64333a82387a..907726f0c345 100644
--- a/library/core/src/option.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/option.rs
@@ -1942,8 +1942,8 @@ unsafe impl<A> TrustedLen for IntoIter<A> {}
 impl<A, V: FromIterator<A>> FromIterator<Option<A>> for Option<V> {
     /// Takes each element in the [`Iterator`]: if it is [`None`][Option::None],
     /// no further elements are taken, and the [`None`][Option::None] is
-    /// returned. Should no [`None`][Option::None] occur, a container with the
-    /// values of each [`Option`] is returned.
+    /// returned. Should no [`None`][Option::None] occur, a container of type
+    /// `V` containing the values of each [`Option`] is returned.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///