diff --git a/src/scripting.c b/src/scripting.c
index 5cd0b299..77a98abd 100644
--- a/src/scripting.c
+++ b/src/scripting.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void scriptingInit(void) {
         server.lua_client->flags |= REDIS_LUA_CLIENT;
     }
 
-    /* Lua beginners ofter don't use "local", this is likely to introduce
+    /* Lua beginners often don't use "local", this is likely to introduce
      * subtle bugs in their code. To prevent problems we protect accesses
      * to global variables. */
     scriptingEnableGlobalsProtection(lua);