diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/types/MethodReference.java b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/types/MethodReference.java
index 6eacad51f..8aa3714ea 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/types/MethodReference.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/types/MethodReference.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public final class MethodReference extends MemberReference {
 
   public final static Atom forNameAtom = Atom.findOrCreateUnicodeAtom("forName");
 
-  private final static Descriptor forNameDesc = Descriptor.findOrCreateUTF8(Language.JAVA, "(Ljava/langString;)Ljava/lang/Class;");
+  private final static Descriptor forNameDesc = Descriptor.findOrCreateUTF8(Language.JAVA, "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/Class;");
 
   public final static MethodReference JavaLangClassForName = findOrCreate(TypeReference.JavaLangClass, forNameAtom, forNameDesc);