diff --git a/src/wp-includes/option.php b/src/wp-includes/option.php
index 3bccd29d84..4b5508d982 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/option.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/option.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Retrieve option value based on name of option.
+ * Retrieves an option value based on an option name.
  *
  * If the option does not exist or does not have a value, then the return value
  * will be false. This is useful to check whether you need to install an option