diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcProperties.java
index bf7e4b84ed9..6f4a9e1bbdb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcProperties.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class WebMvcProperties {
 	private Map<String, MediaType> mediaTypes = new LinkedHashMap<String, MediaType>();
 
 	/**
-	 * Path that pattern used for static resources.
+	 * Path pattern used for static resources.
 	 */
 	private String staticPathPattern = "/**";
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index eac5e957950..76066e052ff 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 	spring.mvc.locale= # Locale to use.
 	spring.mvc.media-types.*= # Maps file extensions to media types for content negotiation.
 	spring.mvc.message-codes-resolver-format= # Formatting strategy for message codes. For instance `PREFIX_ERROR_CODE`.
-	spring.mvc.static-path-pattern=/** # Path that pattern used for static resources.
+	spring.mvc.static-path-pattern=/** # Path pattern used for static resources.
 	spring.mvc.throw-exception-if-no-handler-found=false # If a "NoHandlerFoundException" should be thrown if no Handler was found to process a request.
 	spring.mvc.view.prefix= # Spring MVC view prefix.
 	spring.mvc.view.suffix= # Spring MVC view suffix.