diff --git a/src/liballoc/boxed.rs b/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
index efc28be92a45b..6979c0ebb2d2c 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Drop for IntermediateBox<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> Box<T> {
-    /// Allocates memory on the heap and then moves `x` into it.
+    /// Allocates memory on the heap and then places `x` into it.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///