diff --git a/conf/hbase-env.sh b/conf/hbase-env.sh
index d9879c628091..cae600267506 100644
--- a/conf/hbase-env.sh
+++ b/conf/hbase-env.sh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export HBASE_OPTS="-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC"
 # otherwise arrive faster than the master can service them.
 # export HBASE_SLAVE_SLEEP=0.1
 
-# Tell HBase whether it should manage it's own instance of ZooKeeper or not.
+# Tell HBase whether it should manage its own instance of ZooKeeper or not.
 # export HBASE_MANAGES_ZK=true
 
 # The default log rolling policy is RFA, where the log file is rolled as per the size defined for the