diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qbuffer.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qbuffer.cpp
index e031e1c77bb..8bf51709bca 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qbuffer.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ QBuffer::~QBuffer()
 }
 
 /*!
-    Makes QBuffer uses the QByteArray pointed to by \a
+    Makes QBuffer use the QByteArray pointed to by \a
     byteArray as its internal buffer. The caller is responsible for
     ensuring that \a byteArray remains valid until the QBuffer is
     destroyed, or until setBuffer() is called to change the buffer.