diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
index 3f8697d53..bfee41978 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_record.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53Record() *schema.Resource {
 
 func resourceAwsRoute53RecordUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	// Route 53 supports CREATE, DELETE, and UPSERT actions. We use UPSERT, and
-	// AWS dynamically determins if a record should be created or updated.
+	// AWS dynamically determines if a record should be created or updated.
 	// Amazon Route 53 can update an existing resource record set only when all
 	// of the following values match: Name, Type
 	// (and SetIdentifier, which we don't use yet).