diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs b/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
index 5f9700b76d942..42cd19fb8eca5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// ### Why is this bad?
     /// Deriving `serde::Deserialize` will create a constructor
-    /// that may violate invariants hold by another constructor.
+    /// that may violate invariants held by another constructor.
     ///
     /// ### Example
     /// ```rust,ignore