diff --git a/sys/dev/sym/sym_fw2.h b/sys/dev/sym/sym_fw2.h
index 5858fa9ed542..ed6f96c3d221 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sym/sym_fw2.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sym/sym_fw2.h
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ static const struct SYM_FWB_SCR SYM_FWB_SCR = {
 	 *  While testing with bogus QUANTUM drives, the C1010 
 	 *  sometimes raised a spurious phase mismatch with 
 	 *  WSR and the CHMOV(1) triggered another PM.
-	 *  Waiting explicitely for the PHASE seemed to avoid 
+	 *  Waiting explicitly for the PHASE seemed to avoid 
 	 *  the nested phase mismatch. Btw, this didn't happen 
 	 *  using my IBM drives.
 	 */