diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp
index 5d0e835b0e..43c1ea9cae 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreeview.cpp
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ int QTreeViewPrivate::widthHintForIndex(const QModelIndex &index, int hint, cons
 
 /*!
     Draws the row in the tree view that contains the model item \a index,
-    using the \a painter given. The \a option control how the item is
+    using the \a painter given. The \a option controls how the item is
     displayed.
 
     \sa setAlternatingRowColors()