diff --git a/src/contributing.md b/src/contributing.md
index 09a7f912b..1dcda962d 100644
--- a/src/contributing.md
+++ b/src/contributing.md
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ function in the same way as other pull requests.
 [`src/doc`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/src/doc
 [std-root]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/library/std/src/lib.rs#L1
 
-To find documentation-related issues, sort by the [A-docs label].
+To find documentation-related issues, use the [A-docs label].
 
 You can find documentation style guidelines in [RFC 1574].