diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/PointlessNullCheck.html b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/PointlessNullCheck.html
index e69e0d11d5b7..8d94468a2871 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/PointlessNullCheck.html
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/PointlessNullCheck.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
Reports a null check followed by an instanceof check.
Since the instanceof operator always returns false for null,
-there is no need to also have a null check.
+there is no need to have an additional null check.
Here is an example of a violation:
if (x != null && x instanceof String) { ... }
The quickfix changes this code to: