diff --git a/php.ini-development b/php.ini-development
index 92c64526d2815..023c3d3f82e73 100644
--- a/php.ini-development
+++ b/php.ini-development
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ zend.enable_gc = On
 zend.exception_ignore_args = Off
 
 ; Limit for recursion via VM reentry, used to prevent stack overflow.
-; This only affects recursion through magic method calls and similar mechanism.
+; This only affects recursion through magic method calls and similar mechanisms.
 ; Some profiling, debugging or APM extensions might make this limit apply to plain
 ; recursion as well, in which case you may wish to raise it.
 ;zend.vm_reentry_limit = 1000