diff --git a/dune/common/poolallocator.hh b/dune/common/poolallocator.hh
index bf357e1220c1d880c9b2af33ff2bafd7e2871323..99cc19e800417e19ee3297b8da489c87189c48b3 100644
--- a/dune/common/poolallocator.hh
+++ b/dune/common/poolallocator.hh
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ namespace Dune
      * @brief Free objects.
      *
      * Does not call the destructor!
-     * @param n The number of object to free. Has to be one!
+     * @param n The number of objects to free. Has to be one!
      * @param p Pointer to the first object.
      */
     inline void deallocate(pointer p, std::size_t n);