diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/util/DistCpUtils.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/util/DistCpUtils.java
index 2b3b529994..eba4beeba4 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/util/DistCpUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/util/DistCpUtils.java
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ public static String getStringDescriptionFor(long nBytes) {
   /**
    * Utility to compare checksums for the paths specified.
    *
-   * If checksums's can't be retrieved, it doesn't fail the test
+   * If checksums can't be retrieved, it doesn't fail the test
    * Only time the comparison would fail is when checksums are
    * available and they don't match
    *