diff --git a/lib/timers.js b/lib/timers.js
index 183044a2a36..3039b49f2c3 100644
--- a/lib/timers.js
+++ b/lib/timers.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ exports.clearImmediate = function(immediate) {
 };
 
 
-// Internal APIs that need timeouts should use timers._unrefActive isntead of
+// Internal APIs that need timeouts should use timers._unrefActive instead of
 // timers.active as internal timeouts shouldn't hold the loop open
 
 var unrefList, unrefTimer;