diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 9705310e044d8f..48c5a8c24fb631 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function toRealPath(requestPath) {
   });
 }
 
-// given a path check a the file exists with any of the set extensions
+// given a path, check if the file exists with any of the set extensions
 function tryExtensions(p, exts, isMain) {
   for (var i = 0; i < exts.length; i++) {
     const filename = tryFile(p + exts[i], isMain);