diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreenode.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreenode.sip.in
index e9ed928fb2e..f15c41925f9 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreenode.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreenode.sip.in
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ children.
 
     int depth() const;
 %Docstring
-Returns the depth of this node, i.e. the number of it's ancestors
+Returns the depth of this node, i.e. the number of its ancestors
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.14
 %End
diff --git a/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreenode.h b/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreenode.h
index 6a0f26df34d..d39853429ae 100644
--- a/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreenode.h
+++ b/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreenode.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsLayerTreeNode : public QObject
     QList< QgsMapLayer * > checkedLayers() const;
 
     /**
-     * Returns the depth of this node, i.e. the number of it's ancestors
+     * Returns the depth of this node, i.e. the number of its ancestors
      * \since QGIS 3.14
      */
     int depth() const;