diff --git a/consumer.go b/consumer.go
index af93e8a817..3ac3d94477 100644
--- a/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type Consumer interface {
 	// or OffsetOldest
 	ConsumePartition(topic string, partition int32, offset int64) (PartitionConsumer, error)
 
-	// HighWaterMarks returns the current high water marks for each topic and partitions
+	// HighWaterMarks returns the current high water marks for each topic and partition
 	HighWaterMarks() map[string]map[int32]int64
 
 	// Close shuts down the consumer. It must be called after all child