diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/CopyField.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/CopyField.java
index d15219228cb..cc7dd4ac79e 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/CopyField.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/schema/CopyField.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class CopyField {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @return tha maximum number of chars in source field to copy to destination field.
+   * @return the maximum number of chars in source field to copy to destination field.
    */
   public int getMaxChars() {
     return maxChars;