diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execPartition.c b/src/backend/executor/execPartition.c
index 24de567a92d..179a501f306 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execPartition.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execPartition.c
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ ExecSetupPartitionTupleRouting(ModifyTableState *mtstate, Relation rel)
  * scratch space.
  *
  * If no leaf partition is found, this routine errors out with the appropriate
- * error message.  An error may also raised if the found target partition is
- * not a valid target for an INSERT.
+ * error message.  An error may also be raised if the found target partition
+ * is not a valid target for an INSERT.
  */
 ResultRelInfo *
 ExecFindPartition(ModifyTableState *mtstate,