diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
index 32c7ee81a3fb..8a256dea3d72 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			break;
 #ifdef INET6
 		case 'L':
-			ip6lifetime++;	/* print IPv6 adress lifetime */
+			ip6lifetime++;	/* print IPv6 address lifetime */
 			break;
 #endif
 		case 'l':	/* scan interface names only */