diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/clang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/clang/default.nix
index 8709e47dd3a..c0a0e085145 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/clang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/clang/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ let
       # Backport for -static-pie, which the latter touches, and which is nice in
       # its own right.
       ./static-pie.patch
-      # Backport for the `--unwindlib=[libgcc|complier-rt]` flag, which is
+      # Backport for the `--unwindlib=[libgcc|compiler-rt]` flag, which is
       # needed for our bootstrapping to not interfere with C.
       ./unwindlib.patch
     ];