diff --git a/usr.sbin/iovctl/parse.c b/usr.sbin/iovctl/parse.c
index 347b35fb417..227e51ae28a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/iovctl/parse.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/iovctl/parse.c
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ add_unicast_mac_config(const char *key, const ucl_object_t *obj, nvlist_t *confi
 }
 
 /*
- * Validates that the given configuation value has the right type as specified
- * in the schema, and then adds the value to the configuation node.
+ * Validates that the given configuration value has the right type as specified
+ * in the schema, and then adds the value to the configuration node.
  */
 static void
 add_config(const char *key, const ucl_object_t *obj, nvlist_t *config,