diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/FilesystemValueChecker.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/FilesystemValueChecker.java
index 52736c1dee3ad1..85efa8213bf85b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/FilesystemValueChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/FilesystemValueChecker.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ private boolean actionValueIsDirtyWithDirectSystemCalls(ActionExecutionValue act
           boolean lastSeenRemotely = fileValue != null && fileValue.isRemote();
           if (!fileMetadata.exists() && lastSeenRemotely) {
             // The output file does not exist in the output tree, but the last time we created it
-            // it was stored on a remotely so there is no need to invalidate it.
+            // it was stored remotely so there is no need to invalidate it.
             continue;
           }