diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/build-cache.md b/src/doc/src/reference/build-cache.md
index d351fc15893..0c2b73918d6 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/build-cache.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/build-cache.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ A third party tool, [sccache], can be used to share built dependencies across
 different workspaces.
 
 To setup `sccache`, install it with `cargo install sccache` and set
-`RUSTC_WRAPPER` environmental variable to `sccache` before invoking Cargo. If
+`RUSTC_WRAPPER` environment variable to `sccache` before invoking Cargo. If
 you use bash, it makes sense to add `export RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache` to
 `.bashrc`. Alternatively, you can set [`build.rustc-wrapper`] in the [Cargo
 configuration][config]. Refer to sccache documentation for more details.