diff --git a/lucene/common-build.xml b/lucene/common-build.xml
index 935ec38fab0..2a988eb9aaa 100644
--- a/lucene/common-build.xml
+++ b/lucene/common-build.xml
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ ${tests-output}/junit4-*.suites     - per-JVM executed suites
   <target name="beast" depends="clover,compile-test,install-junit4-taskdef,validate,-init-totals,-beast,-check-totals" description="Runs unit tests in a loop (-Dbeast.iters=n)"/>
 
   <target name="test-nocompile" depends="-clover.disable,install-junit4-taskdef,-init-totals,-test,-check-totals"
-          description="Only runs unit tests.  Jars are not download; compilation is not updated; and Clover is not enabled."/>
+          description="Only runs unit tests.  Jars are not downloaded; compilation is not updated; and Clover is not enabled."/>
 
   <target name="-jacoco-install">
     <!-- download jacoco from ivy if needed -->