diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/in_cksum_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/in_cksum_machdep.c
index 49255a3c99ec..31ecd2baa7ca 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/in_cksum_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/in_cksum_machdep.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ in_cksum_skip(m, len, skip)
 		} else if (mlen == -1)
 			/*
 			 * This mbuf has odd number of bytes.
-			 * There could be a word split betwen
+			 * There could be a word split between
 			 * this mbuf and the next mbuf.
 			 * Save the last byte (to prepend to next mbuf).
 			 */