diff --git a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/PDDocument.java b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/PDDocument.java
index 69d1ef918f5..3a4e65f3a76 100644
--- a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/PDDocument.java
+++ b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/PDDocument.java
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ private void subsetDesignatedFonts() throws IOException
      * signed</a>. (PDFBox already does this for signature widget annotations)
      * <p>
      * Another problem with page-based modifications can occur if the page tree isn't flat: there
-     * won't be an closed update path from the catalog to the page. To fix this, add code like this:
+     * won't be a closed update path from the catalog to the page. To fix this, add code like this:
      * <pre>{@code
      * COSDictionary parent = page.getCOSObject().getCOSDictionary(COSName.PARENT);
      * while (parent != null)