diff --git a/src/expressions/operator-expr.md b/src/expressions/operator-expr.md
index 44b5d851d..5307e8092 100644
--- a/src/expressions/operator-expr.md
+++ b/src/expressions/operator-expr.md
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ operand.
 > is evaluated before the left one.
 
 It then has the effect of first [dropping] the value at the assigned place,
-unless the place is an uninitialized local variable or field of a local
+unless the place is an uninitialized local variable or an uninitialized field of a local
 variable. Next it either [copies or moves] the assigned value to the assigned
 place.