diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/lib/toolbox/AbstractTask.java b/test/langtools/tools/lib/toolbox/AbstractTask.java
index 6a7d5eddb00a6..778a5398605f8 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/lib/toolbox/AbstractTask.java
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/lib/toolbox/AbstractTask.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public Result run(Expect expect, int exitCode) {
      * @param expect the expected outcome
      * @param exitCodeValidator an exit code validator. The first parameter will
      *                          be the actual exit code, the second test name,
-     *                          should throw TaskError is the exit code is not
+     *                          should throw TaskError if the exit code is not
      *                          as expected. Only used if the expected outcome
      *                          is {@code FAIL}
      * @return the result of calling {@code run()}
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ protected void expect(Expect expect, int expectedExitCode) {
      * @param expect the expected outcome
      * @param exitCodeValidator an exit code validator. The first parameter will
      *                          be the actual exit code, the second test name,
-     *                          should throw TaskError is the exit code is not
+     *                          should throw TaskError if the exit code is not
      *                          as expected. Only used if the expected outcome
      *                          is {@code FAIL}
      */