diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/derivable_impls.rs b/clippy_lints/src/derivable_impls.rs
index 4d7f4076d7b..ef9eeecc6a9 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/derivable_impls.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/derivable_impls.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     ///
     /// ### Known problems
     /// Derive macros [sometimes use incorrect bounds](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/26925)
-    /// in generic types and the user defined `impl` maybe is more generalized or
+    /// in generic types and the user defined `impl` may be more generalized or
     /// specialized than what derive will produce. This lint can't detect the manual `impl`
     /// has exactly equal bounds, and therefore this lint is disabled for types with
     /// generic parameters.
diff --git a/src/docs/derivable_impls.txt b/src/docs/derivable_impls.txt
index 8e4a80a672c..5cee43956cc 100644
--- a/src/docs/derivable_impls.txt
+++ b/src/docs/derivable_impls.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct Foo {
 
 ### Known problems
 Derive macros [sometimes use incorrect bounds](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/26925)
-in generic types and the user defined `impl` maybe is more generalized or
+in generic types and the user defined `impl` may be more generalized or
 specialized than what derive will produce. This lint can't detect the manual `impl`
 has exactly equal bounds, and therefore this lint is disabled for types with
 generic parameters.
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