diff --git a/src/libcore/cell.rs b/src/libcore/cell.rs
index e91b2c793c5e..419ae96b94bd 100644
--- a/src/libcore/cell.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/cell.rs
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ impl<T:Default> Default for RefCell<T> {
 impl<T: ?Sized + PartialEq> PartialEq for RefCell<T> {
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if the value in either `RefCell` is currently borrowed.
     #[inline]
     fn eq(&self, other: &RefCell<T>) -> bool {
         *self.borrow() == *other.borrow()
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + Eq> Eq for RefCell<T> {}
 impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd> PartialOrd for RefCell<T> {
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if the value in either `RefCell` is currently borrowed.
     #[inline]
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &RefCell<T>) -> Option<Ordering> {
         self.borrow().partial_cmp(&*other.borrow())
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd> PartialOrd for RefCell<T> {
 
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if the value in either `RefCell` is currently borrowed.
     #[inline]
     fn lt(&self, other: &RefCell<T>) -> bool {
         *self.borrow() < *other.borrow()
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd> PartialOrd for RefCell<T> {
 
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if the value in either `RefCell` is currently borrowed.
     #[inline]
     fn le(&self, other: &RefCell<T>) -> bool {
         *self.borrow() <= *other.borrow()
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd> PartialOrd for RefCell<T> {
 
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if the value in either `RefCell` is currently borrowed.
     #[inline]
     fn gt(&self, other: &RefCell<T>) -> bool {
         *self.borrow() > *other.borrow()
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd> PartialOrd for RefCell<T> {
 
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if the value in either `RefCell` is currently borrowed.
     #[inline]
     fn ge(&self, other: &RefCell<T>) -> bool {
         *self.borrow() >= *other.borrow()
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + PartialOrd> PartialOrd for RefCell<T> {
 impl<T: ?Sized + Ord> Ord for RefCell<T> {
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the value is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if the value in either `RefCell` is currently borrowed.
     #[inline]
     fn cmp(&self, other: &RefCell<T>) -> Ordering {
         self.borrow().cmp(&*other.borrow())