diff --git a/src/attributes.md b/src/attributes.md
index fca8d95cf..7d9b89b1b 100644
--- a/src/attributes.md
+++ b/src/attributes.md
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ impl<T: PartialEq> PartialEq for Foo<T> {
 }
 ```
 
-You can implement `derive` for your own type through [procedural macros].
+You can implement `derive` for your own trait through [procedural macros].
 
 [Doc comments]: comments.html#doc-comments
 [The Rustdoc Book]: ../rustdoc/the-doc-attribute.html
@@ -482,4 +482,4 @@ You can implement `derive` for your own type through [procedural macros].
 [match expressions]: expressions/match-expr.html
 [external blocks]: items/external-blocks.html
 [items]: items.html
-[conditional compilation]: conditional-compilation.html
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+[conditional compilation]: conditional-compilation.html