diff --git a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
index 166189f4b6cf3..fb732f82989c0 100644
--- a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl<T> [T] {
         if let [first, ..] = self { Some(first) } else { None }
     }
 
-    /// Returns a mutable pointer to the first element of the slice, or `None` if it is empty.
+    /// Returns a mutable reference to the first element of the slice, or `None` if it is empty.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///