diff --git a/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
index f1b70fa280214..f65764770b1ab 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity overflows `usize`.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///