diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/barrier.rs b/src/libstd/sync/barrier.rs
index 295a49d6a8e89..a7b01e49d2bb6 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/barrier.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/barrier.rs
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@ struct BarrierState {
     generation_id: usize,
 }
 
-/// A result returned from wait.
+/// A `BarrierWaitResult` is returned by [`wait`] when all threads in the [`Barrier`]
+/// have rendezvoused.
 ///
-/// Currently this opaque structure only has one method, [`.is_leader`]. Only
-/// one thread will receive a result that will return `true` from this function.
-///
-/// [`.is_leader`]: #method.is_leader
+/// [`wait`]: struct.Barrier.html#method.wait
+/// [`Barrier`]: struct.Barrier.html
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///