diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Transform.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Transform.java
index 5a0140230..9fd15d1fe 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Transform.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Transform.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
 
 /**
  * Has been merged into ExecuteOn, empty class for backwards compatibility.
- * We leave that in case that external programs access this class direclty,
+ * We leave that in case that external programs access this class directly,
  * for example via
  *   <tt> Transform tr = (Transform) getProject().createTask("apply") </tt>
  *