diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
index ed0f0ead905..fde122ea78b 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/ApiGraphs.qll
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ module API {
 
       /**
        * Holds if `node` is considered "in scope" for this stage, meaning that we allow outgoing labelled edges
-       * to be materialised from here, and continue API graph construction from the successors edges.
+       * to be materialised from here, and continue API graph construction from the successors' edges.
        *
        * Note that the "additional roots" contributed by the stage inputs may be out of scope but can be tracked to a node in scope.
        * This predicate should thus not be used to block the tracking of use/def nodes, but only block the creation of new labelled edges.