diff --git a/guix/ui.scm b/guix/ui.scm
index a47dafecd4..dce97fb7b9 100644
--- a/guix/ui.scm
+++ b/guix/ui.scm
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ directories:~{ ~a~}~%")
              (display-hint (condition-fix-hint c))
              (exit 1))
 
-            ;; On Guile 3.0.0, exceptions such as 'unbound-variable' come are
+            ;; On Guile 3.0.0, exceptions such as 'unbound-variable' are
             ;; compound and include a '&message'.  However, that message only
             ;; contains the format string.  Thus, special-case it here to
             ;; avoid displaying a bare format string.