diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/state.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/state.rs
index 365e6268b3b0d..546e15296c7fb 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/state.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/state.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub trait HashState {
 /// A structure which is a factory for instances of `Hasher` which implement the
 /// default trait.
 ///
-/// This struct has is 0-sized and does not need construction.
+/// This struct is 0-sized and does not need construction.
 pub struct DefaultState<H>(marker::PhantomData<H>);
 
 impl<H: Default + hash::Hasher> HashState for DefaultState<H> {