diff --git a/src/cdk/schematics/update-tool/index.ts b/src/cdk/schematics/update-tool/index.ts
index bd8498ecf4b8..a63302a2a408 100644
--- a/src/cdk/schematics/update-tool/index.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/schematics/update-tool/index.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export class UpdateProject<Context> {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Creates a program form the specified tsconfig and patches the host
+   * Creates a program from the specified tsconfig and patches the host
    * to read files and directories through the given file system.
    *
    * @throws {TsconfigParseError} If the tsconfig could not be parsed.