diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
index 3ca8b41347a26..5733217008146 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ const DISPLACEMENT_THRESHOLD: usize = 128;
 /// resistance against HashDoS attacks. The algorithm is randomly seeded, and a
 /// reasonable best-effort is made to generate this seed from a high quality,
 /// secure source of randomness provided by the host without blocking the
-/// program. Because of this, the randomness of the seed is dependant on the
-/// quality of the system's random number generator at the time it is created.
+/// program. Because of this, the randomness of the seed depends on the output
+/// quality of the system's random number generator when the seed is created.
 /// In particular, seeds generated when the system's entropy pool is abnormally
 /// low such as during system boot may be of a lower quality.
 ///