diff --git a/Include/cpython/abstract.h b/Include/cpython/abstract.h
index 991bea14ebf..b8b2d449faf 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/abstract.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/abstract.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_HasFastCall(PyObject *callable);
    If nargs is equal to zero, args can be NULL. kwargs can be NULL.
    nargs must be greater or equal to zero.
 
-   Return the result on success. Raise an exception on return NULL on
+   Return the result on success. Raise an exception and return NULL on
    error. */
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_FastCallDict(
     PyObject *callable,