diff --git a/sys/net/if_epair.c b/sys/net/if_epair.c
index a3c8e2fa91b7..fec623b59706 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_epair.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_epair.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ epair_start_locked(struct ifnet *ifp)
 
 	/*
 	 * We get packets here from ether_output via if_handoff()
-	 * and ned to put them into the input queue of the oifp
+	 * and need to put them into the input queue of the oifp
 	 * and call oifp->if_input() via netisr/epair_sintr().
 	 */
 	oifp = sc->oifp;