diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
index 4bb5be6021f7..4d9bb81fbbce 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ let
       targetPlatform,
 
       # The implementation of `mkDerivation`, parameterized with the final stdenv so we can tie the knot.
-      # This is convient to have as a parameter so the stdenv "adapters" work better
+      # This is convenient to have as a parameter so the stdenv "adapters" work better
       mkDerivationFromStdenv ?
         stdenv: (import ./make-derivation.nix { inherit lib config; } stdenv).mkDerivation,
     }: