1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/regcomp.c b/regcomp.c
index e0f65fa955..b5493f4eaf 100644
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -8819,7 +8819,7 @@ S_reg_skipcomment(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state)
 
 /* nextchar()
 
-   Advance that parse position, and optionall absorbs
+   Advance that parse position, and optionally absorbs
    "whitespace" from the inputstream.
 
    Without /x "whitespace" means (?#...) style comments only,