diff --git a/sys/dev/vge/if_vge.c b/sys/dev/vge/if_vge.c
index fcc47598454..37606f28ba1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vge/if_vge.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vge/if_vge.c
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ vge_discard_rxbuf(struct vge_softc *sc, int prod)
 
 	/*
 	 * Note: the manual fails to document the fact that for
-	 * proper opration, the driver needs to replentish the RX
+	 * proper operation, the driver needs to replentish the RX
 	 * DMA ring 4 descriptors at a time (rather than one at a
 	 * time, like most chips). We can allocate the new buffers
 	 * but we should not set the OWN bits until we're ready