diff --git a/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
index fd2c1552d32a8..216338c1a8861 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
                 })
                 .collect()
         } else {
-            cx.span_bug(trait_.span, "no self arguments for method in generic `derive`")
+            cx.span_bug(trait_.span, "no `self` parameter for method in generic `derive`")
         };
 
         // body of the inner most destructuring match