diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/getnetpath.c b/lib/libc/rpc/getnetpath.c
index e0758de8ded3..37e30ad019aa 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/getnetpath.c
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/getnetpath.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ setnetpath(void)
  * NULL and sets errno in case of an error (e.g., setnetpath was not called
  * previously).
  * getnetpath() silently ignores invalid NETPATH components.  A NETPATH
- * compnent is invalid if there is no corresponding entry in the netconfig
+ * component is invalid if there is no corresponding entry in the netconfig
  * database.
  * If the NETPATH variable is unset, getnetpath() behaves as if NETPATH
  * were set to the sequence of default or visible networks in the netconfig