diff --git a/core/builtins/native/kotlin/Primitives.kt b/core/builtins/native/kotlin/Primitives.kt
index 72a57dc6829..996a2d24cc9 100644
--- a/core/builtins/native/kotlin/Primitives.kt
+++ b/core/builtins/native/kotlin/Primitives.kt
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class Byte private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Byte> {
      * The resulting `Short` value represents the same numerical value as this `Byte`.
      *
      * The least significant 8 bits of the resulting `Short` value are the same as the binary representation of this `Byte` value,
-     * whereas the most significant 8 bits are filled with the bit sign of this value.
+     * whereas the most significant 8 bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.
      */
     public override fun toShort(): Short
     /**
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class Byte private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Byte> {
      * The resulting `Int` value represents the same numerical value as this `Byte`.
      *
      * The least significant 8 bits of the resulting `Int` value are the same as the binary representation of this `Byte` value,
-     * whereas the most significant 24 bits are filled with the bit sign of this value.
+     * whereas the most significant 24 bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.
      */
     public override fun toInt(): Int
     /**
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class Byte private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Byte> {
      * The resulting `Long` value represents the same numerical value as this `Byte`.
      *
      * The least significant 8 bits of the resulting `Long` value are the same as the binary representation of this `Byte` value,
-     * whereas the most significant 56 bits are filled with the bit sign of this value.
+     * whereas the most significant 56 bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.
      */
     public override fun toLong(): Long
     /**
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ public class Short private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Short> {
      * The resulting `Int` value represents the same numerical value as this `Short`.
      *
      * The least significant 16 bits of the resulting `Int` value are the same as the binary representation of this `Short` value,
-     * whereas the most significant 16 bits are filled with the bit sign of this value.
+     * whereas the most significant 16 bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.
      */
     public override fun toInt(): Int
     /**
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public class Short private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Short> {
      * The resulting `Long` value represents the same numerical value as this `Short`.
      *
      * The least significant 16 bits of the resulting `Long` value are the same as the binary representation of this `Short` value,
-     * whereas the most significant 48 bits are filled with the bit sign of this value.
+     * whereas the most significant 48 bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.
      */
     public override fun toLong(): Long
     /**
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public class Int private constructor() : Number(), Comparable<Int> {
      * The resulting `Long` value represents the same numerical value as this `Int`.
      *
      * The least significant 32 bits of the resulting `Long` value are the same as the binary representation of this `Int` value,
-     * whereas the most significant 32 bits are filled with the bit sign of this value.
+     * whereas the most significant 32 bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.
      */
     public override fun toLong(): Long
     /**
diff --git a/generators/builtins/primitives.kt b/generators/builtins/primitives.kt
index da962dee599..547b0392081 100644
--- a/generators/builtins/primitives.kt
+++ b/generators/builtins/primitives.kt
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class GeneratePrimitives(out: PrintWriter) : BuiltInsSourceGenerator(out) {
              * The resulting `$otherName` value represents the same numerical value as this `$thisName`.
              *
              * The least significant ${fromIntegral.bitSize} bits of the resulting `$otherName` value are the same as the binary representation of this `$thisName` value,
-             * whereas the most significant ${toIntegral.bitSize - fromIntegral.bitSize} bits are filled with the bit sign of this value.
+             * whereas the most significant ${toIntegral.bitSize - fromIntegral.bitSize} bits are filled with the sign bit of this value.
              */
             """
         }