diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index b9b3350f76..bc71b0f35b 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static int verify_ordered(unsigned mode1, const char *name1,
 
 	/*
 	 * There can be non-consecutive duplicates due to the implicitly
-	 * add slash, e.g.:
+	 * added slash, e.g.:
 	 *
 	 *   foo
 	 *   foo.bar