diff --git a/src/ngRoute/route.js b/src/ngRoute/route.js
index 0ff11ed80341..ad7bbc710b48 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/route.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/route.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function $RouteProvider() {
    * @description
    *
    * A boolean property indicating if routes defined
-   * using this provider should be matched using a case sensitive
+   * using this provider should be matched using a case insensitive
    * algorithm. Defaults to `false`.
    */
   this.caseInsensitiveMatch = false;