diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
index b93d543f5..4eea5cec7 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/rmic/DefaultRmicAdapter.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public abstract class DefaultRmicAdapter implements RmicAdapter {
 
     /**
      * Logs the compilation parameters, adds the files to compile and logs the
-     * &qout;niceSourceList"
+     * "niceSourceList"
      */
     protected void logAndAddFilesToCompile(Commandline cmd) {
         Vector compileList = attributes.getCompileList();