diff --git a/packages/forms/src/model.ts b/packages/forms/src/model.ts
index 0737362ced..35aad3a464 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/model.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/model.ts
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl {
 
   /**
    * Marks the control as `dirty`. A control becomes dirty when
-   * the control's is changed through the UI; compare `markAsTouched`.
+   * the control's value is changed through the UI; compare `markAsTouched`.
    *
    *  @param opts Configuration options that determine how the control propagates changes
    * and emits events after marking is applied.