diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index e76e710116c8e71f2c399b7c702ff819978a87de..48c5a3498f9a346d69ac556aa3dbb11556e8fe65 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ function form_checkbox($title, $name, $value = 1, $checked = FALSE, $description
  * @param $required
  *   Whether the user must check a box before submitting the form.
  * @return
- *   A themed HTML string representing the check button set.
+ *   A themed HTML string representing the checkbox set.
  */
 function form_checkboxes($title, $name, $values, $options, $description = NULL, $attributes = NULL, $required = FALSE) {
   if (count($options) > 0) {