diff --git a/src/uu/timeout/src/timeout.rs b/src/uu/timeout/src/timeout.rs
index 7d557f1ce..dc8979143 100644
--- a/src/uu/timeout/src/timeout.rs
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/src/timeout.rs
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> i32 {
     )
 }
 
-/// TODO: Improve exit codes, and make them consistent with the GNU Coreutil
-/// exit codes.
+/// TODO: Improve exit codes, and make them consistent with the GNU Coreutils exit codes.
 
 fn timeout(
     cmdname: &str,