diff --git a/sys/security/audit/audit_bsm_klib.c b/sys/security/audit/audit_bsm_klib.c
index 36868f320674..3ce57d0af5c5 100644
--- a/sys/security/audit/audit_bsm_klib.c
+++ b/sys/security/audit/audit_bsm_klib.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static const int aue_shmsys[] = {
 static const int aue_shmsys_count = sizeof(aue_shmsys) / sizeof(int);
 
 /*
- * Check whether an event is aditable by comparing the mask of classes this
+ * Check whether an event is auditable by comparing the mask of classes this
  * event is part of against the given mask.
  */
 int