diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
index d0651c8416a..0d7141a4ab5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/module/system.ts
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ namespace ts {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Determines whether the target of a destructuring assigment refers to an exported symbol.
+         * Determines whether the target of a destructuring assignment refers to an exported symbol.
          *
          * @param node The destructuring target.
          */