diff --git a/sys/kern/tty.c b/sys/kern/tty.c
index 6c2553a9039b..16fda40916e5 100644
--- a/sys/kern/tty.c
+++ b/sys/kern/tty.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ tty_drain(struct tty *tp)
 	int error;
 
 	if (ttyhook_hashook(tp, getc_inject))
-		/* buffer is inaccessable */
+		/* buffer is inaccessible */
 		return (0);
 
 	while (ttyoutq_bytesused(&tp->t_outq) > 0) {