diff --git a/py-polars/polars/__init__.py b/py-polars/polars/__init__.py
index f3d52545911c..08ae6f76f4fb 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/__init__.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/__init__.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def __install_postfork_hook() -> None:
 
 See https://docs.pola.rs/user-guide/misc/multiprocessing/ for details.
 
-If you really know what your doing, you can silence this warning with the warning module
+If you really know what you're doing, you can silence this warning with the warning module
 or by setting POLARS_ALLOW_FORKING_THREAD=1.
 """
     import os