diff --git a/sys/net/rtsock.c b/sys/net/rtsock.c
index 019b9e80291c..caee9bd6e83f 100644
--- a/sys/net/rtsock.c
+++ b/sys/net/rtsock.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ fill_addrinfo(struct rt_msghdr *rtm, int len, struct linear_buffer *lb, u_int fi
 
 		/* 
 		 * A host route through the loopback interface is 
-		 * installed for each interface adddress. In pre 8.0
+		 * installed for each interface address. In pre 8.0
 		 * releases the interface address of a PPP link type
 		 * is not reachable locally. This behavior is fixed as 
 		 * part of the new L2/L3 redesign and rewrite work. The