diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/const.py b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/const.py
index 7ed844ae9ae..8b6a3e5fd30 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/const.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ STARTUP_EXCEPTIONS = (
     AccessoryDisconnectedError,
 )
 
-# 10 seconds was chosen because its soon enough
+# 10 seconds was chosen because it is soon enough
 # for most state changes to happen but not too
 # long that the BLE connection is dropped. It
 # also happens to be the same value used by