diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Resources/Strings.resx b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Resources/Strings.resx
index b50fdc019c1532..82ee05dc37d3f1 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Resources/Strings.resx
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/Resources/Strings.resx
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@
     <value>Preallocation size can be requested only for new files.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Argument_InvalidUnixCreateMode" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>UnixCreateMode can be requested only for modes that can new files.</value>
+    <value>UnixCreateMode can be requested only for modes that can create new files.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Argument_InvalidArgumentForComparison" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Type of argument is not compatible with the generic comparer.</value>