diff --git a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/color/PDICCBased.java b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/color/PDICCBased.java
index 132748fba6c..4ebcdbb177f 100644
--- a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/color/PDICCBased.java
+++ b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/color/PDICCBased.java
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public void setAlternateColorSpaces(List<PDColorSpace> list)
 
     /**
      * Sets the range for this color space.
-     * @param range the new range for the a component
+     * @param range the new range for the component
      * @param n the component to set the range for
      */
     public void setRangeForComponent(PDRange range, int n)