diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/NetworkInterface.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/NetworkInterface.java
index eeb1589a6a9d9..7440af2c83462 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/NetworkInterface.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/NetworkInterface.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  * specific but a name such as "le0" is typical;
  * it may not be unique. The index is a highly platform
  * specific number that identifies the interface. The network
- * configuration may change during the life-time of the JVM:
+ * configuration may change during the lifetime of the JVM:
  * typically, the set of IP addresses assigned to a network
  * interface may change.
  * <p>