diff --git a/lib/std/os.zig b/lib/std/os.zig
index 4a47f854cc4233ad79b36d9c1cc6d4f2121f40bd..c05c9111482505d27234e7cb7afd25cdbf6b68fb 100644
--- a/lib/std/os.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os.zig
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ pub fn connect(sockfd: i32, sock_addr: *sockaddr, len: socklen_t) ConnectError!v
     }
 }
 
-/// Same as `connect` except it is for blocking socket file descriptors.
+/// Same as `connect` except it is for non-blocking socket file descriptors.
 /// It expects to receive EINPROGRESS`.
 pub fn connect_async(sockfd: i32, sock_addr: *sockaddr, len: socklen_t) ConnectError!void {
     while (true) {