diff --git a/jdk/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/Connection.java b/jdk/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/Connection.java
index ac73fde29dd..ac5d3158b6e 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/Connection.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/Connection.java
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ public interface Connection  extends Wrapper, AutoCloseable {
          *
          * @return true if the connection is valid, false otherwise
          * @exception SQLException if the value supplied for <code>timeout</code>
-         * is less then 0
+         * is less than 0
          * @since 1.6
          *
          * @see java.sql.DatabaseMetaData#getClientInfoProperties