diff --git a/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/nodes/extended/PublishWritesNode.java b/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/nodes/extended/PublishWritesNode.java
index 76fdea5375a9..82a87d636b79 100644
--- a/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/nodes/extended/PublishWritesNode.java
+++ b/compiler/src/jdk.graal.compiler/src/jdk/graal/compiler/nodes/extended/PublishWritesNode.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Wraps a newly allocated object, acting as a barrier for any initializing writes by preventing
- * reads to the newly allocated object from floating above the initialization.
+ * reads from the newly allocated object from floating above the initialization.
  * <p>
  * Operations on {@linkplain org.graalvm.word.LocationIdentity#INIT_LOCATION init} memory, such as
  * initializing an allocated object's header and fields, are not considered side effecting, because