diff --git a/src/tests/misc.md b/src/tests/misc.md
index c0288b3dd..39f881748 100644
--- a/src/tests/misc.md
+++ b/src/tests/misc.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ for testing:
 
 - `RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1` will "cheat" and bypass usual stability checking, allowing
   you to use unstable features and cli flags on a stable `rustc`.
-- `RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=-1` will force a given `rustc` to pretend that is a stable
+- `RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=-1` will force a given `rustc` to pretend it is a stable
   compiler, even if it's actually a nightly `rustc`. This is useful because some
   behaviors of the compiler (e.g. diagnostics) can differ depending on whether
   the compiler is nightly or not.