diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
index 1297f1ea..a27632fc 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ public class FileUtils extends Plugin {
 
         // This weird test is to determine if we are copying or moving a directory into itself.
         // Copy /sdcard/myDir to /sdcard/myDir-backup is okay but
-        // Copy /sdcard/myDir to /sdcard/myDir/backup should thow an INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR
+        // Copy /sdcard/myDir to /sdcard/myDir/backup should throw an INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR
         if (dest.startsWith(src) && dest.indexOf(File.separator, src.length() - 1) != -1) {
             return true;
         }