diff --git a/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx b/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx
index 82dda8fde1..b7d43d494e 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgui/pgItem.cxx
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ press(const MouseWatcherParameter &param) {
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
 //  Description: This is a callback hook function, called whenever a
 //               mouse or keyboard button previously depressed with
-//               press() is released
+//               press() is released.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PGItem::
 release(const MouseWatcherParameter &param) {