diff --git a/src/libstd/io/fs.rs b/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
index 790fe6cb8b93a..fcb41c8f6fcc7 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/fs.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl File {
     /// `FileMode` and `FileAccess` provide information about the permissions
     /// context in which a given stream is created. More information about them
     /// can be found in `std::io`'s docs. If a file is opened with `Write`
-    /// or `ReadWrite` access, then it will be created it does not already
+    /// or `ReadWrite` access, then it will be created if it does not already
     /// exist.
     ///
     /// Note that, with this function, a `File` is returned regardless of the