diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
index 6dfaa4453ef..91d180e1eb7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ pub fn ongoing_codegen(&'tcx self) -> Result<&Query<Box<dyn Any>>> {
                 self.session().compile_status()?;
 
                 // If we have any delayed bugs, for example because we created TyKind::Error earlier,
-                // it's likey that codegen will only cause more ICEs, obscuring the original problem
+                // it's likely that codegen will only cause more ICEs, obscuring the original problem
                 self.session().diagnostic().flush_delayed();
 
                 // Hook for UI tests.