diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
index d6aeff93a..4cb8a6f18 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def detect_static_linker(env: 'Environment', compiler: Compiler) -> StaticLinker
             else:
                 trials = default_linkers
         elif compiler.id == 'intel-cl' and compiler.language == 'c': # why not cpp? Is this a bug?
-            # Intel has it's own linker that acts like microsoft's lib
+            # Intel has its own linker that acts like microsoft's lib
             trials = [['xilib']]
         elif is_windows() and compiler.id == 'pgi': # this handles cpp / nvidia HPC, in addition to just c/fortran
             trials = [['ar']]  # For PGI on Windows, "ar" is just a wrapper calling link/lib.