diff --git a/src/libstd/fs.rs b/src/libstd/fs.rs
index cb8105d7dc1..668fa1fb303 100644
--- a/src/libstd/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/fs.rs
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ impl OpenOptions {
     /// No file is allowed to exist at the target location, also no (dangling)
     /// symlink.
     ///
-    /// This option is useful because it as atomic. Otherwise between checking
+    /// This option is useful because it is atomic. Otherwise between checking
     /// whether a file exists and creating a new one, the file may have been
     /// created by another process (a TOCTOU race condition / attack).
     ///