diff --git a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/global_metadata.rs b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/global_metadata.rs
index 50b54ec3..23c5a4c7 100644
--- a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/global_metadata.rs
+++ b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/global_metadata.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /// kernel's context (which is zero).
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd, Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum GlobalMetadata {
-    /// The larger context ID that has been used so far in this execution. Tracking this allows us
+    /// The largest context ID that has been used so far in this execution. Tracking this allows us
     /// give each new context a unique ID, so that its memory will be zero-initialized.
     LargestContext = 0,
 }