diff --git a/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/repeated_field.rb b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/repeated_field.rb
index 0ce0c3f4d2b3..5b934e56edbf 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/repeated_field.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/google/protobuf/repeated_field.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-#add syntatic sugar on top of the core library
+# add syntatic sugar on top of the core library
 module Google
   module Protobuf
     class RepeatedField