diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestController.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestController.java
index dd1868007..ac1419e94 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestController.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestController.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
  * them from standard Spring MVC handling.
  * <p>
  * Note, that this annotation should only be used by application controllers that map to URIs that are managed by Spring
- * Data REST as the get handled by a special {@link HandlerMapping} implementation that applies additional
+ * Data REST as they get handled by a special {@link HandlerMapping} implementation that applies additional
  * functionality:
  * <ul>
  * <li>CORS configuration defined for the repository backing the path.</li>