diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
index 2ce034134d0..916d3cd003e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ rec {
     '';
 
   # We need to sum layer.tar, not a directory, hence tarsum instead of nix-hash.
-  # And we cannot untar it, because then we cannot preserve permissions ecc.
+  # And we cannot untar it, because then we cannot preserve permissions etc.
   tarsum = runCommand "tarsum" {
     nativeBuildInputs = [ go ];
   } ''