diff --git a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
index cd04fa0044241..aed8fbf092ed3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/slice/mod.rs
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ impl<T> [T] {
         SplitN::new(self.split(pred), n)
     }
 
-    /// Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match
+    /// Returns an iterator over mutable subslices separated by elements that match
     /// `pred`, limited to returning at most `n` items. The matched element is
     /// not contained in the subslices.
     ///