diff --git a/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig b/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig
index 2c6d53849dc1a417aedf345f93ada29bfd7b11cc..2edfde04a672d3613d863f5114b2ea2dcbb8f7c2 100644
--- a/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig
+++ b/lib/std/mem/Allocator.zig
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ pub fn NoOpFree(comptime AllocatorType: type) type {
     };
 }
 
-/// Set freeFn to `PanicFree(AllocatorType).noOpFree` if free is not a supported operation.
+/// Set freeFn to `PanicFree(AllocatorType).panicFree` if free is not a supported operation.
 pub fn PanicFree(comptime AllocatorType: type) type {
     return struct {
-        pub fn noOpFree(
+        pub fn panicFree(
             self: *AllocatorType,
             buf: []u8,
             buf_align: u29,