diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index f3d65cea25..3d49f4e6a3 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (v *BlockValidator) ValidateState(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateD
 	if rbloom != header.Bloom {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid bloom (remote: %x  local: %x)", header.Bloom, rbloom)
 	}
-	// Tre receipt Trie's root (R = (Tr [[H1, R1], ... [Hn, Rn]]))
+	// The receipt Trie's root (R = (Tr [[H1, R1], ... [Hn, Rn]]))
 	receiptSha := types.DeriveSha(receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 	if receiptSha != header.ReceiptHash {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid receipt root hash (remote: %x local: %x)", header.ReceiptHash, receiptSha)