diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0e0a4eff73ba10e7198c5e62a125fda523cd6b29..904c03e3d7990bec4f603f4bcd07f9fde2362cb2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! # The Redox OS Kernel, version 2
 //!
-//! The Redox OS Kernel is a hybrid kernel that supports X86_64 systems and
+//! The Redox OS Kernel is a microkernel that supports X86_64 systems and
 //! provides Unix-like syscalls for primarily Rust applications
 
 //#![deny(warnings)]