diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/AbstractBrokerMessageHandler.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/AbstractBrokerMessageHandler.java
index 026925a0b60..738f5961d38 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/AbstractBrokerMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/broker/AbstractBrokerMessageHandler.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 
 /**
- * Abstract base class for a {@link MessageHandler} that broker messages to
+ * Abstract base class for a {@link MessageHandler} that brokers messages to
  * registered subscribers.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev