diff --git a/src/click/core.py b/src/click/core.py
index e8589e785..60458f8da 100644
--- a/src/click/core.py
+++ b/src/click/core.py
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ def _process_result(value):
         if not ctx.protected_args:
             # The return value is the return value of the result processor
             # invoked with an empty list (which means that no subcommand
-            # actually was executed).
+            # was actually executed).
             if self.invoke_without_command:
                 with ctx:
                     Command.invoke(self, ctx)