diff --git a/gradle-5/cmd-line-args/build.gradle b/gradle-5/cmd-line-args/build.gradle
index 5399db4815..15c9288024 100644
--- a/gradle-5/cmd-line-args/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle-5/cmd-line-args/build.gradle
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ task cmdLineJavaExec(type: JavaExec) {
 
 task cmdLineExec(type: Exec) {
     group = "Execution"
-    description = "Run the an external program with ExecTask"
+    description = "Run an external program with ExecTask"
     commandLine cmdargs.split()
 }