diff --git a/src/doc/guide-runtime.md b/src/doc/guide-runtime.md
index 2efb2ae8a8a6a..0050bd2d77f8f 100644
--- a/src/doc/guide-runtime.md
+++ b/src/doc/guide-runtime.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The runtime is designed with a few goals in mind:
   support as well.
 
 * The runtime should not enforce separate "modes of compilation" in order to
-  work in multiple circumstances. Is it an explicit goal that you compile a Rust
+  work in multiple circumstances. It is an explicit goal that you compile a Rust
   library once and use it forever (in all environments).
 
 * The runtime should be fast. There should be no architectural design barrier