diff --git a/certbot/tests/util.py b/certbot/tests/util.py
index 76e3d5846..a36f0f6ac 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/util.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/util.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def lock_and_call(func, lock_path):
 def hold_lock(cv, lock_path):  # pragma: no cover
     """Acquire a file lock at lock_path and wait to release it.
 
-    :param multiprocessing.Condition cv: condition for syncronization
+    :param multiprocessing.Condition cv: condition for synchronization
     :param str lock_path: path to the file lock
 
     """