diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/optimization/linear/SimplexTableau.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/optimization/linear/SimplexTableau.java
index 5dceaf0cd..fd7b24b44 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/optimization/linear/SimplexTableau.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/optimization/linear/SimplexTableau.java
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class SimplexTableau implements Serializable {
     /** Set an entry of the tableau.
      * @param row row index
      * @param column column index
-     * param value for the entry
+     * @param value for the entry
      */
     protected final void setEntry(final int row, final int column,
                                   final double value) {