diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
index 85a4d413877..4455a7c1df9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class WebMvcAutoConfiguration {
 		return new HiddenHttpMethodFilter();
 	}
 
-	// Defined as a nested config to ensure WebMvcConfigurerAdapter it not read when not
+	// Defined as a nested config to ensure WebMvcConfigurerAdapter is not read when not
 	// on the classpath
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableWebMvc