diff --git a/gio/gfile.c b/gio/gfile.c
index a67aad383..c17aeb040 100644
--- a/gio/gfile.c
+++ b/gio/gfile.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ g_file_default_init (GFileIface *iface)
  *
  * Checks to see if a file is native to the platform.
  *
- * A native file s one expressed in the platform-native filename format,
+ * A native file is one expressed in the platform-native filename format,
  * e.g. "C:\Windows" or "/usr/bin/". This does not mean the file is local,
  * as it might be on a locally mounted remote filesystem.
  *