diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt
index c32cfaa0a93..07ce4f8e12a 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/ModuleDescriptorImpl.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ModuleDescriptorImpl @JvmOverloads constructor(
     private val packageFragmentProviderForWholeModuleWithDependencies by lazy {
         val moduleDependencies = dependencies.sure { "Dependencies of module $id were not set before querying module content" }
         val dependenciesDescriptors = moduleDependencies.allDependencies
-        assert(this in dependenciesDescriptors) { "Module $id is not contained in his own dependencies, this is probably a misconfiguration" }
+        assert(this in dependenciesDescriptors) { "Module $id is not contained in its own dependencies, this is probably a misconfiguration" }
         dependenciesDescriptors.forEach { dependency ->
             assert(dependency.isInitialized) {
                 "Dependency module ${dependency.id} was not initialized by the time contents of dependent module ${this.id} were queried"