diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs
index 367a5aa732370..0ca7988ca152f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fn inject_impl_of_structural_trait(
 
     // Create the type of `self`.
     //
-    // in addition, remove defaults from type params (impls cannot have them).
+    // in addition, remove defaults from generic params (impls cannot have them).
     let self_params: Vec<_> = generics
         .params
         .iter_mut()