diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index 51e00ae5d..5078cea32 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ readline_init(void)
 	/* Allow conditional parsing of the ~/.inputrc file. */
 	rl_readline_name = "tig";
 
-	/* Word break caracters (we removed '(' to match variables) */
+	/* Word break characters (we removed '(' to match variables) */
 	rl_basic_word_break_characters = " \t\n\"\\'`@$><=;|&{";
 
 	/* Custom display function */