diff --git a/src/flow_control/match/destructuring/destructure_pointers.md b/src/flow_control/match/destructuring/destructure_pointers.md
index 9f2ab60e42..d92ba22be8 100644
--- a/src/flow_control/match/destructuring/destructure_pointers.md
+++ b/src/flow_control/match/destructuring/destructure_pointers.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn main() {
     let reference = &4;
 
     match reference {
-        // If `reference`s is pattern matched against `&val`, it results
+        // If `reference` is pattern matched against `&val`, it results
         // in a comparison like:
         // `&i32`
         // `&val`
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ fn main() {
         },
     }
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```