diff --git a/package/openjdk/Config.in b/package/openjdk/Config.in
index 25d6960ecf..78775370ca 100644
--- a/package/openjdk/Config.in
+++ b/package/openjdk/Config.in
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENJDK_JVM_VARIANT_ZERO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFFI
 	help
 	  A non-assembler variant with wide arch support, however
-	  performance is less then client/server.
+	  performance is less than client/server.
 
 	  http://openjdk.java.net/projects/zero