diff --git a/eth/handler_eth_test.go b/eth/handler_eth_test.go
index 297a6bf154..a38059ca95 100644
--- a/eth/handler_eth_test.go
+++ b/eth/handler_eth_test.go
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func testTransactionPropagation(t *testing.T, protocol uint) {
 	}
 	// Interconnect all the sink handlers with the source handler
 	for i, sink := range sinks {
-		sink := sink // Closure for gorotuine below
+		sink := sink // Closure for goroutine below
 
 		sourcePipe, sinkPipe := p2p.MsgPipe()
 		defer sourcePipe.Close()