diff --git a/usr.bin/gcore/elfcore.c b/usr.bin/gcore/elfcore.c
index d936aa023e79..9c5be76cfd7c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/gcore/elfcore.c
+++ b/usr.bin/gcore/elfcore.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ elf_puthdr(int efd, pid_t pid, struct map_entry *map, void *hdr, size_t hdrsize,
 	 */
 	phdr = (Elf_Phdr *)((char *)hdr + ehdr->e_phoff);
 
-	/* The note segement. */
+	/* The note segment. */
 	phdr->p_type = PT_NOTE;
 	phdr->p_offset = hdrsize;
 	phdr->p_vaddr = 0;