diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.WebProxy/src/System/Net/WebProxy.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.WebProxy/src/System/Net/WebProxy.cs
index 2c8cb1374cfc4f..94b7e980745566 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.WebProxy/src/System/Net/WebProxy.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.WebProxy/src/System/Net/WebProxy.cs
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ public ChangeTrackingArrayList() { }
 
             public ChangeTrackingArrayList(ICollection c) : base(c) { }
 
-            // While this type isn't intended to mutated concurrently with reads, non-concurrent updates
-            // to the list might result in lazy initialization, and it's possible concurrent requests could race
+            // While this type isn't intended to be mutated concurrently with reads, non-concurrent updates
+            // to the list might result in lazy initialization, and it's possible concurrent HTTP requests could race
             // to trigger that initialization.
             public volatile bool IsChanged;