diff --git a/pages/common/phpmd.md b/pages/common/phpmd.md
index a9d63f2104..b6365e8f26 100644
--- a/pages/common/phpmd.md
+++ b/pages/common/phpmd.md
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 
 `phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{rulesets}} --reportfile {{path/to/report_file}}`
 
-- Ignore the use of warning-suppression PHPDoc comments:
+- Ignore the use of warning-suppressive PHPDoc comments:
 
 `phpmd {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{xml|text|html}} {{rulesets}} --strict`