diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-193/InvalidPointerDeref.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-193/InvalidPointerDeref.ql
index df7e87d0877..f78b377a730 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-193/InvalidPointerDeref.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-193/InvalidPointerDeref.ql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
   /**
    * @name Invalid pointer dereference
-   * @description Dereferencing a pointer that points past it allocation is undefined behavior
+   * @description Dereferencing a pointer that points past its allocation is undefined behavior
    *              and may lead to security vulnerabilities.
    * @kind path-problem
    * @problem.severity error