diff --git a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
index aa50597c816..36dd5492356 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub struct StdinReader {
     inner: Arc<Mutex<BufferedReader<StdReader>>>,
 }
 
-/// A guard for exlusive access to `StdinReader`'s internal `BufferedReader`.
+/// A guard for exclusive access to `StdinReader`'s internal `BufferedReader`.
 pub struct StdinReaderGuard<'a> {
     inner: MutexGuard<'a, BufferedReader<StdReader>>,
 }