diff --git a/src/core/CCList.mli b/src/core/CCList.mli
index b626b362..7030fac4 100644
--- a/src/core/CCList.mli
+++ b/src/core/CCList.mli
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ val drop : int -> 'a t -> 'a t
 (** [drop n l] drops the [n] first elements of the list [l], keep the rest. *)
 
 val hd_tl : 'a t -> 'a * 'a t
-(** [hd_tl (x :: l)] returns [hd, l].
+(** [hd_tl (x :: l)] returns [x, l].
     @raise Failure if the list is empty.
     @since 0.16 *)
 
diff --git a/src/core/CCListLabels.mli b/src/core/CCListLabels.mli
index eaf238fb..c0f99696 100644
--- a/src/core/CCListLabels.mli
+++ b/src/core/CCListLabels.mli
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ val drop : int -> 'a t -> 'a t
 (** [drop n l] drops the [n] first elements of the list [l], keep the rest. *)
 
 val hd_tl : 'a t -> 'a * 'a t
-(** [hd_tl (x :: l)] returns [hd, l].
+(** [hd_tl (x :: l)] returns [x, l].
     @raise Failure if the list is empty.
     @since 0.16 *)