diff --git a/polkadot/node/tracking-allocator/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/tracking-allocator/src/lib.rs
index 7b6335edda0d..d2bdb13dc6e8 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/tracking-allocator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/tracking-allocator/src/lib.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<T: Send> Deref for SpinlockGuard<'_, T> {
 
 	fn deref(&self) -> &T {
 		// SAFETY: It is safe to dereference a guard to the `UnsafeCell` underlying data as the
-		// presence of the guard means the data are already locked.
+		// presence of the guard means the data is already locked.
 		unsafe { &*self.lock.data.get() }
 	}
 }