diff --git a/lib/derivations.nix b/lib/derivations.nix
index dce98b46ddb..5b7ed1868e8 100644
--- a/lib/derivations.nix
+++ b/lib/derivations.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ in
 
         (lazyDerivation { inherit derivation; meta.foo = true; }).meta
 
-    In these expressions, it `derivation` _will_ be evaluated:
+    In these expressions, `derivation` _will_ be evaluated:
 
         "${lazyDerivation { inherit derivation }}"