diff --git a/tools/line_statistics b/tools/line_statistics
index bfa921b095..d0b3557d7d 100644
--- a/tools/line_statistics
+++ b/tools/line_statistics
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Class used to calculates LOC for a provided file list.
+# Class used to calculate LOC for a provided file list.
 #
 # Example:
 #   files = FileList["lib/active_record/**/*.rb"]