diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils.java
index 3007954d938..2de1cc3cc55 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FileUtils.java
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ public static void copyFile(final File srcFile, final File destFile, final boole
      *
      * @param srcFile an existing file to copy, must not be {@code null}.
      * @param destFile the new file, must not be {@code null}.
-     * @param copyOptions options specifying how the copy should be done, for example {@link StandardCopyOption}..
+     * @param copyOptions options specifying how the copy should be done, for example {@link StandardCopyOption}.
      * @throws NullPointerException if any of the given {@link File}s are {@code null}.
      * @throws FileNotFoundException if the source does not exist.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if source is not a file.