diff --git a/src/libcore/array.rs b/src/libcore/array.rs
index 37bd57034a7b6..b44738b795db3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/array.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/array.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ macro_rules! __impl_slice_eq2 {
     }
 }
 
-// macro for implementing n-ary tuple functions and operations
+// macro for implementing n-element array functions and operations
 macro_rules! array_impls {
     ($($N:expr)+) => {
         $(