diff --git a/src/value_and_place.rs b/src/value_and_place.rs
index 09033cfb23f..45893a4f3ac 100644
--- a/src/value_and_place.rs
+++ b/src/value_and_place.rs
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ fn transmute_scalar<'tcx>(
         }
     }
 
-    /// Used for `ProjectionElem::Subtype`, ty has to be monomorphized before
+    /// Used for `ProjectionElem::Subtype`, `ty` has to be monomorphized before
     /// passed on.
     pub(crate) fn place_transmute_type(
         self,