diff --git a/src/libcore/clone.rs b/src/libcore/clone.rs
index 686ccf6f1a2..5d84d0c7797 100644
--- a/src/libcore/clone.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/clone.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub trait Clone {
     /// but can be overridden to reuse the resources of `a` to avoid unnecessary
     /// allocations.
     #[inline(always)]
-    #[unstable = "this function rarely unused"]
+    #[unstable = "this function is rarely used"]
     fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
         *self = source.clone()
     }