diff --git a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
index f5f37be52de6e..c4fe68dfa438c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub struct AtomicBool {
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "8")]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl Default for AtomicBool {
-    /// Creates an `AtomicBool` initialised as false.
+    /// Creates an `AtomicBool` initialized to `false`.
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self::new(false)
     }