diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java
index 03f1bf75cd..4d5fe39e88 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/AbstractRunMojo.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRunMojo extends AbstractDependencyFilterMojo {
 	/**
 	 * Add maven resources to the classpath directly, this allows live in-place editing of
 	 * resources. Duplicate resources are removed from {@code target/classes} to prevent
-	 * them to appear twice if {@code ClassLoader.getResources()} is called. Please
+	 * them from appearing twice if {@code ClassLoader.getResources()} is called. Please
 	 * consider adding {@code spring-boot-devtools} to your project instead as it provides
 	 * this feature and many more.
 	 * @since 1.0.0