diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/yices/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/yices/default.nix
index 83fbb6d6546b..b97245cab476 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/yices/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/yices/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   patches = [
-    # musl las no ldconfig, create symlinks explicitly
+    # musl has no ldconfig, create symlinks explicitly
     ./linux-no-ldconfig.patch
   ];
   postPatch = "patchShebangs tests/regress/check.sh";