diff --git a/src/or/reasons.c b/src/or/reasons.c
index 60b38f634e5017371d8c13e4b386f728d9872f62..1a53a93d888d12ff4411bce58cc1c14222ed85c3 100644
--- a/src/or/reasons.c
+++ b/src/or/reasons.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ socks4_response_code_to_string(uint8_t code)
   }
 }
 
-/** Return a string corresponding to a SOCKS5 reponse code. */
+/** Return a string corresponding to a SOCKS5 response code. */
 const char *
 socks5_response_code_to_string(uint8_t code)
 {