diff --git a/src/lib/database/tests/backend_selector_unittest.cc b/src/lib/database/tests/backend_selector_unittest.cc
index 505a2d6cbc75fe34d916249347607ddef9267f6f..54383aeac213148978ca04cf794622204464cb5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/database/tests/backend_selector_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/lib/database/tests/backend_selector_unittest.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ TEST(BackendSelectorTest, backendTypeToString) {
 }
 
 // Tests toElement from backend selectors.
-// Can't be use runToElementTest because it is defined in a library built
+// Can't use runToElementTest because it is defined in a library built
 // at a later stage.
 TEST(BackendSelectorTest, backendToElement) {
     // Unspecified.