diff --git a/src/go/types/api.go b/src/go/types/api.go
index fcefddf488..4e14f40ade 100644
--- a/src/go/types/api.go
+++ b/src/go/types/api.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (info *Info) TypeOf(e ast.Expr) Type {
 // or nil if not found.
 //
 // If id is an embedded struct field, ObjectOf returns the field (*Var)
-// it uses, not the type (*TypeName) it defines.
+// it defines, not the type (*TypeName) it uses.
 //
 // Precondition: the Uses and Defs maps are populated.
 //