diff --git a/etc/rc.d/pflog b/etc/rc.d/pflog
index c3df711dd0cd..8f6bcb419554 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/pflog
+++ b/etc/rc.d/pflog
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pflog_prestart()
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	# -p flag requires striping pidfile's leading /var/run and trailing .pid
+	# -p flag requires stripping pidfile's leading /var/run and trailing .pid
 	pidfile=$(echo $pidfile | sed -e 's|/var/run/||' -e 's|.pid$||')
 
 	# prepare the command line for pflogd