diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 5fa6f7e1b3..28c326b11a 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ rb_file_s_ftype(VALUE klass, VALUE fname)
  *  call-seq:
  *     File.atime(file_name)  ->  time
  *
- *  Returns the last access time for the named file as a Time object).
+ *  Returns the last access time for the named file as a Time object.
  *
  *  _file_name_ can be an IO object.
  *