diff --git a/src/ORM/Association.php b/src/ORM/Association.php
index 9936789cf6b..24bf7c3411e 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Association.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Association.php
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ public function find($type = null, array $options = [])
 
     /**
      * Proxies the operation to the target table's exists method after
-     * appending the default conditions for thisassociation
+     * appending the default conditions for this association
      *
      * @param array|callable|ExpressionInterface $conditions The conditions to use
      * for checking if any record matches.