diff --git a/src/librustc_builtin_macros/deriving/debug.rs b/src/librustc_builtin_macros/deriving/debug.rs
index 71f6eb4485845..cea7e8176b67f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_builtin_macros/deriving/debug.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_builtin_macros/deriving/debug.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fn show_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>, span: Span, substr: &Substructure<'_>
 
                 // Use `let _ = expr;` to avoid triggering the
                 // unused_results lint.
-                stmts.push(stmt_let_undescore(cx, span, expr));
+                stmts.push(stmt_let_underscore(cx, span, expr));
             }
         }
         ast::VariantData::Struct(..) => {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fn show_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>, span: Span, substr: &Substructure<'_>
                     Ident::new(sym::field, span),
                     vec![name, field],
                 );
-                stmts.push(stmt_let_undescore(cx, span, expr));
+                stmts.push(stmt_let_underscore(cx, span, expr));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ fn show_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>, span: Span, substr: &Substructure<'_>
     cx.expr_block(block)
 }
 
-fn stmt_let_undescore(cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>, sp: Span, expr: P<ast::Expr>) -> ast::Stmt {
+fn stmt_let_underscore(cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>, sp: Span, expr: P<ast::Expr>) -> ast::Stmt {
     let local = P(ast::Local {
         pat: cx.pat_wild(sp),
         ty: None,