diff --git a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
index e2a2428fbc2..4f13ea9790d 100644
--- a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
@@ -2957,7 +2957,7 @@ impl<T> [T] {
     /// elements.
     ///
     /// This sort is unstable (i.e., may reorder equal elements), in-place
-    /// (i.e., does not allocate), and *O*(m \* *n* \* log(*n*)) worst-case, where the key function is
+    /// (i.e., does not allocate), and *O*(*m* \* *n* \* log(*n*)) worst-case, where the key function is
     /// *O*(*m*).
     ///
     /// # Current implementation