diff --git a/docs/code-ownership.md b/docs/code-ownership.md
index 7c8fa33d11d1..5233dc718f0f 100644
--- a/docs/code-ownership.md
+++ b/docs/code-ownership.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The goals of enforcing AMP code ownership are as follows:
     sufficient number of owners so as to cover all files / directories in the
     change
 -   Allow overall project / area owners to approve the odd PR, without their
-    having to receive a GitHub notification them about every incoming PR
+    having to receive a GitHub notification about every incoming PR
 -   Provide an automated mechanism to update the approved status of a PR each time
     a reviewer modifies it
 -   Forbid non-committers and non-owners from modifying the approved status of a