diff --git a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs
index 39c57a21d75..2e60d684d68 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sync/mpsc/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-//! Multi-producer, single-consumer communication primitives threads
+//! Multi-producer, single-consumer FIFO queue communication primitives.
 //!
 //! This module provides message-based communication over channels, concretely
 //! defined among three types: