diff --git a/library/std/src/sync/poison.rs b/library/std/src/sync/poison.rs
index cc1d0b30152a1..571f0d14248e1 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sync/poison.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sync/poison.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //! depend on the primitive. See [#Overview] bellow.
 //!
 //! For the alternative implementations that do not employ poisoning,
-//! see `std::sys::nonpoisoning`.
+//! see `std::sync::nonpoisoning`.
 //!
 //! # Overview
 //!