diff --git a/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy.go b/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy.go
index c13b99ff72..1c9feb7d7d 100644
--- a/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type ReverseProxy struct {
 	// after each write to the client.
 	// The FlushInterval is ignored when ReverseProxy
 	// recognizes a response as a streaming response;
-	// for such reponses, writes are flushed to the client
+	// for such responses, writes are flushed to the client
 	// immediately.
 	FlushInterval time.Duration