diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
index 139c9212b584..6203e8a87081 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ let
       }) mkDerivation;
 
       # Slated for deprecation in 21.11
-      lib = if config.allowAlises then builtins.trace
+      lib = if config.allowAliases then builtins.trace
         ( "Warning: `stdenv.lib` is deprecated and will be removed in the next release."
          + " Please use `pkgs.lib` instead."
          + " For more information see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/108938")