1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/cp.c b/coreutils/cp.c
index 87f229196..f5baa0d62 100644
--- a/coreutils/cp.c
+++ b/coreutils/cp.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int cp_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
         if (flags & 64) {
                 /* Make -r a synonym for -R,
-                 * -r was marked as obsolete in SUSv3, but is included for compatability
+                 * -r was marked as obsolete in SUSv3, but is included for compatibility
                  */
                 flags |= FILEUTILS_RECUR;
         }