diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index dd53b8d1a199..871508394433 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ perl ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional aclSupport acl;
 
-  // The check failed the last time we enabled it
+  # The check failed the last time we enabled it
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = {