diff --git a/src/w32notify.c b/src/w32notify.c
index e7d2f0f076b..ccefecb6596 100644
--- a/src/w32notify.c
+++ b/src/w32notify.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
    and returns.  That causes the WaitForSingleObjectEx function call
    inside watch_worker to return, but the thread won't terminate until
    the event telling to do so will be signaled.  The completion
-   routine issued another call to ReadDirectoryChangesW as quickly as
-   possible.  (Except when it does not, see below.)
+   routine then issues another call to ReadDirectoryChangesW as quickly
+   as possible.  (Except when it does not, see below.)
 
    In a GUI session, the WM_EMACS_FILENOTIFY message posted to the
    message queue gets dispatched to the main Emacs window procedure,