diff --git a/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/Semaphore.java b/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/Semaphore.java
index c144b492db..2411fcf7f3 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/Semaphore.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/Semaphore.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  * However, no actual permit objects are used; the {@code Semaphore} just
  * keeps a count of the number available and acts accordingly.
  *
- * <p>Semaphores are often used to restrict the number of threads than can
+ * <p>Semaphores are often used to restrict the number of threads that can
  * access some (physical or logical) resource. For example, here is
  * a class that uses a semaphore to control access to a pool of items:
  * <pre>