diff --git a/src/lib/tree/data-source/nested-data-source.ts b/src/lib/tree/data-source/nested-data-source.ts
index d4b51604c90..c6e578c69d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/tree/data-source/nested-data-source.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tree/data-source/nested-data-source.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class MatTreeNestedDataSource<T> extends DataSource<T> {
   _data = new BehaviorSubject<T[]>([]);
 
   /**
-   * Data for the nested treee
+   * Data for the nested tree
    */
   get data() { return this._data.value; }
   set data(value: T[]) { this._data.next(value); }