diff --git a/src/share/classes/jdk/net/Sockets.java b/src/share/classes/jdk/net/Sockets.java
index 8362fc60db8c71a02bb52b5da3f8b59434dd957d..ef75631a0c83ef436aca3e24dae361331a451bd7 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/jdk/net/Sockets.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/jdk/net/Sockets.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import sun.net.ExtendedOptionsImpl;
  * When a security manager is installed, some non-standard socket options
  * may require a security permission before being set or get.
  * The details are specified in {@link ExtendedSocketOptions}. No permission
- * is required for {@link java.net.StandardSocketOption}s.
+ * is required for {@link java.net.StandardSocketOptions}.
  *
  * @see java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel
  */