diff --git a/library/core/src/intrinsics.rs b/library/core/src/intrinsics.rs
index 565c32d68887..1bb70d513bdf 100644
--- a/library/core/src/intrinsics.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/intrinsics.rs
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
-    /// It's UB to call this if any of the *bytes* in `*a` or `*b` are uninitialized or carries a
+    /// It's UB to call this if any of the *bytes* in `*a` or `*b` are uninitialized or carry a
     /// pointer value.
     /// Note that this is a stricter criterion than just the *values* being
     /// fully-initialized: if `T` has padding, it's UB to call this intrinsic.