diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
index d2ddeca21299..1f93a0d8c7fc 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 
 /*
  * Since "struct ifreq" is composed of various union members, callers
- * should pay special attention to interprete the value.
+ * should pay special attention to interpret the value.
  * (.e.g. little/big endian difference in the structure.)
  */
 struct	ifreq ifr;