diff --git a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
index 1fae4bee732c0..5b9ea97dea59d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! library.
 //!
 //! This module contains some of the real meat in the rustbuild build system
-//! which is where Cargo is used to compiler the standard library, libtest, and
+//! which is where Cargo is used to compile the standard library, libtest, and
 //! compiler. This module is also responsible for assembling the sysroot as it
 //! goes along from the output of the previous stage.