diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/maps/config.rs b/src/librustc/ty/maps/config.rs
index 0d6fc561a83..e813f2b104b 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/maps/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/maps/config.rs
@@ -535,6 +535,6 @@ impl<'tcx> QueryDescription for queries::has_copy_closures<'tcx> {
 
 impl<'tcx> QueryDescription for queries::normalize_ty<'tcx> {
     fn describe(_tcx: TyCtxt, _: Ty) -> String {
-        format!("normalising types")
+        format!("normalizing types")
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}