diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index cd903e62bf..74f4e90c3a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	gitCommit       string // set via linker flag
+	gitCommit       string // set via linker flagg
 	nodeNameVersion string
 	app             *cli.App
 )