diff --git a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
index 29ea39bf0d..8298169a69 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
+++ b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 // Create a new application object: this macro will allow wxWindows to create
 // the application object during program execution (it's better than using a
-// static object for many reasons) and also declares the accessor function
+// static object for many reasons) and also implements the accessor function
 // wxGetApp() which will return the reference of the right type (i.e. MyApp and
 // not wxApp)
 IMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp)