diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/ZipHelper.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/ZipHelper.java
index 8208c545ad..674850f6e1 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/ZipHelper.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/ZipHelper.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public final class ZipHelper {
     private static final String FORWARD_SLASH = "/";
 
     /**
-     * Prevent this class to be instancied.
+     * Prevent this class to be instantiated.
      */
     private ZipHelper() {
         // Do nothing