diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/TypeExcludeFilter.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/TypeExcludeFilter.java
index 3f79d22191..fe5cacc5ed 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/TypeExcludeFilter.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/TypeExcludeFilter.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 
 /**
- * Filter to excluded elements that don't make sense to process.
+ * Filter to exclude elements that don't make sense to process.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Andy Wilkinson