diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/IndexFieldData.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/IndexFieldData.java
index 726873532142e..98a79f066b26c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/IndexFieldData.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/IndexFieldData.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public interface IndexFieldData<FD extends AtomicFieldData> extends IndexCompone
     FD loadDirect(LeafReaderContext context) throws Exception;
 
     /**
-     * Returns the {@link SortField} to used for sorting.
+     * Returns the {@link SortField} to use for sorting.
      */
     SortField sortField(@Nullable Object missingValue, MultiValueMode sortMode, Nested nested, boolean reverse);