diff --git a/lib/strings.nix b/lib/strings.nix
index 6d393145eee..5010d9159cb 100644
--- a/lib/strings.nix
+++ b/lib/strings.nix
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ rec {
     else
       false;
 
-  /* Parse a string string as an int.
+  /* Parse a string as an int.
 
      Type: string -> int