diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0588.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0588.md
index 040c7a02ef4db..995d945f1589e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0588.md
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0588.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ struct Aligned(i32);
 struct Packed(Aligned);
 ```
 
-Just like you cannot have both `align` and `packed` representation hints on a
+Just like you cannot have both `align` and `packed` representation hints on the
 same type, a `packed` type cannot contain another type with the `align`
 representation hint. However, you can do the opposite: