diff --git a/lib/libc/inet/inet_net_pton.c b/lib/libc/inet/inet_net_pton.c
index 6187c8c0025..d566a0e1d3c 100644
--- a/lib/libc/inet/inet_net_pton.c
+++ b/lib/libc/inet/inet_net_pton.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ inet_net_pton_ipv4(const char *src, u_char *dst, size_t size) {
 			goto enoent;
 	}
 
-	/* Firey death and destruction unless we prefetched EOS. */
+	/* Fiery death and destruction unless we prefetched EOS. */
 	if (ch != '\0')
 		goto enoent;