diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs b/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs
index b637253bd02..79f7705e281 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for wildcard imports `use _::*`.
     ///
-    /// **Why is this bad?** wildcard imports can polute the namespace. This is especially bad if
+    /// **Why is this bad?** wildcard imports can pollute the namespace. This is especially bad if
     /// you try to import something through a wildcard, that already has been imported by name from
     /// a different source:
     ///