diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll
index 64840c84c78..80b440fff22 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import SsaImplCommon
 
 private module SourceVariables {
   /**
-   * Holds if `store` is the `StoreInstruction` generated by n postfix
+   * Holds if `store` is the `StoreInstruction` generated by a postfix
    * increment or decrement operation `e`, and `postCrement` is the operand
    * that represents the use of the evaluated value of `e`.
    */