diff --git a/library/core/src/num/mod.rs b/library/core/src/num/mod.rs
index e98415a40be..695e87aaabf 100644
--- a/library/core/src/num/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/num/mod.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ impl isize {
     }
 }
 
-/// If 6th bit is set ascii is lower case.
+/// If the 6th bit is set ascii is lower case.
 const ASCII_CASE_MASK: u8 = 0b0010_0000;
 
 impl u8 {