diff --git a/absl/types/optional.h b/absl/types/optional.h
index e952a04aa90c697ef1c32749a3512c73966127f9..353e61836515b05218cd05fb69ac290a77aadb68 100644
--- a/absl/types/optional.h
+++ b/absl/types/optional.h
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ class optional : private optional_internal::optional_data<T>,
 
   // optional::operator*()
   //
-  // Accesses the underlying `T `value of an `optional`. If the `optional` is
+  // Accesses the underlying `T` value of an `optional`. If the `optional` is
   // empty, behavior is undefined.
   constexpr const T& operator*() const & { return reference(); }
   T& operator*() & {