diff --git a/src/net/http/server.go b/src/net/http/server.go
index ef69fbab54..2677468aa3 100644
--- a/src/net/http/server.go
+++ b/src/net/http/server.go
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ func newBufioReader(r io.Reader) *bufio.Reader {
 		br.Reset(r)
 		return br
 	}
-	// Note: if this reader size is every changed, update
+	// Note: if this reader size is ever changed, update
 	// TestHandlerBodyClose's assumptions.
 	return bufio.NewReader(r)
 }