diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/messages.ftl b/compiler/rustc_lint/messages.ftl
index 1f6a382175b7c..6b972d45da1f3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/messages.ftl
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/messages.ftl
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ lint_confusable_identifier_pair = found both `{$existing_sym}` and `{$sym}` as i
 
 lint_dangling_pointers_from_locals = a dangling pointer will be produced because the local variable `{$local_var_name}` will be dropped
     .ret_ty = return type of the {$fn_kind} is `{$ret_ty}`
-    .local_var = `{$local_var_name}` is part the {$fn_kind} and will be dropped at the end of the {$fn_kind}
+    .local_var = `{$local_var_name}` is part of the {$fn_kind} and will be dropped at the end of the {$fn_kind}
     .created_at = dangling pointer created here
     .note = pointers do not have a lifetime; after returning, the `{$local_var_ty}` will be deallocated at the end of the {$fn_kind} because nothing is referencing it as far as the type system is concerned