diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
index 672fd5b165a..efe795da54e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func getPodName(set *apps.StatefulSet, ordinal int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", set.Name, ordinal)
 }
 
-// getPersistentVolumeClaimName getsthe name of PersistentVolumeClaim for a Pod with an ordinal index of ordinal. claim
+// getPersistentVolumeClaimName gets the name of PersistentVolumeClaim for a Pod with an ordinal index of ordinal. claim
 // must be a PersistentVolumeClaim from set's VolumeClaims template.
 func getPersistentVolumeClaimName(set *apps.StatefulSet, claim *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, ordinal int) string {
 	// NOTE: This name format is used by the heuristics for zone spreading in ChooseZoneForVolume