diff --git a/src/runtime/trace/trace.go b/src/runtime/trace/trace.go
index b6a594355a9..a40f87e53ca 100644
--- a/src/runtime/trace/trace.go
+++ b/src/runtime/trace/trace.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Package trace contains facilities for programs to generate trace
-// for Go execution tracer.
+// Package trace contains facilities for programs to generate traces
+// for the Go execution tracer.
 //
 // Tracing runtime activities
 //