diff --git a/library/std/src/thread/local.rs b/library/std/src/thread/local.rs
index ec0ba9970e479..8684bfab9da60 100644
--- a/library/std/src/thread/local.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/thread/local.rs
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> LocalKey<T> {
     ///
     /// This will lazily initialize the value if this thread has not referenced
     /// this key yet. If the key has been destroyed (which may happen if this is called
-    /// in a destructor), this function will return an [`AccessError`].
+    /// in a destructor), this function may return an [`AccessError`].
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///