diff --git a/docs/en/development/contrib.md b/docs/en/development/contrib.md
index 04b057518d0..b416426140a 100644
--- a/docs/en/development/contrib.md
+++ b/docs/en/development/contrib.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Each third-party library must reside in a dedicated directory under the `contrib
 Avoid dumping copies of external code into the library directory.
 Instead create a Git submodule to pull third-party code from an external upstream repository.
 
-All submodules used by ClickHouse are listed in `.gitmodule`.
+All submodules used by ClickHouse are listed in the `.gitmodule` file.
 If the library can be used as-is (the default case), you can reference the upstream repository directly.
 If the library needs patching, create a fork of the upstream repository in the [ClickHouse organization in GitHub](https://github.com/ClickHouse).