diff --git a/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs b/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs
index 30f42050ac8ac..d0ba9c398864f 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/fmt.rs
@@ -348,13 +348,13 @@
 //! format := '{' [ argument ] [ ':' format_spec ] [ ws ] * '}'
 //! argument := integer | identifier
 //!
-//! format_spec := [[fill]align][sign]['#']['0'][width]['.' precision]type
+//! format_spec := [[fill]align][sign]['#']['0'][width]['.' precision][type]
 //! fill := character
 //! align := '<' | '^' | '>'
 //! sign := '+' | '-'
 //! width := count
 //! precision := count | '*'
-//! type := '' | '?' | 'x?' | 'X?' | identifier
+//! type := '?' | 'x?' | 'X?' | identifier
 //! count := parameter | integer
 //! parameter := argument '$'
 //! ```