diff --git a/pkgs/misc/misc.nix b/pkgs/misc/misc.nix
index 3e4e94fbc78..a0b13751f71 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/misc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/misc.nix
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ in
       for var in CFLAGS CXXFLAGS NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE; do
         declare -x "$var=''${!var} -ggdb -O0"
       done
-      echo "file should tell that executable has not been strippee"
+      echo "file should tell that executable has not been stripped"
     '';
 
   });