diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-walker.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-walker.php
index 1a093cdd46..13c0b23429 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-walker.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-walker.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Walker {
 
 		$this->start_el( $output, $element, $depth, ...array_values( $args ) );
 
-		// Descend only when the depth is right and there are childrens for this element.
+		// Descend only when the depth is right and there are children for this element.
 		if ( ( 0 == $max_depth || $max_depth > $depth + 1 ) && isset( $children_elements[ $id ] ) ) {
 
 			foreach ( $children_elements[ $id ] as $child ) {