diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
index fb764550d22..c92ac1902b0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ shutdown_halt(void *junk, int howto)
 }
 
 /*
- * Check to see if the system paniced, pause and then reboot
+ * Check to see if the system panicked, pause and then reboot
  * according to the specified delay.
  */
 static void