diff --git a/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs b/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
index 5c8c2c5a5a868..0fc81cb219380 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ impl From<Cow<'_, str>> for Box<str> {
 
 #[stable(feature = "boxed_str_conv", since = "1.19.0")]
 impl From<Box<str>> for Box<[u8]> {
-    /// Converts a `Box<str>>` into a `Box<[u8]>`
+    /// Converts a `Box<str>` into a `Box<[u8]>`
     ///
     /// This conversion does not allocate on the heap and happens in place.
     ///