diff --git a/sys/security/mac_veriexec/veriexec_metadata.c b/sys/security/mac_veriexec/veriexec_metadata.c
index 0a8505f5d951..91232747c19d 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac_veriexec/veriexec_metadata.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac_veriexec/veriexec_metadata.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ find_veriexec_dev(dev_t fsid, struct veriexec_devhead *head)
 				    M_VERIEXEC, M_WAITOK);
 				mtx_lock(&ve_mutex);
 				/*
-				 * Repeat the seach, in case someone
+				 * Repeat the search, in case someone
 				 * added this while we slept.
 				 */
 				goto search;