diff --git a/beginner_source/former_torchies/autograd_tutorial_old.py b/beginner_source/former_torchies/autograd_tutorial_old.py
index 65cc8e8d507..4030831b8ef 100644
--- a/beginner_source/former_torchies/autograd_tutorial_old.py
+++ b/beginner_source/former_torchies/autograd_tutorial_old.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 print(x.grad)
 
 ###############################################################
-# You can also stops autograd from tracking history on Tensors
+# You can also stop autograd from tracking history on Tensors
 # with requires_grad=True by wrapping the code block in
 # ``with torch.no_grad():``
 print(x.requires_grad)