diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 5e412914a28..69b6d0f77bd 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ if [ -z "${source_rc_confs_defined}" ]; then
 				;;
 			esac
 		done
-		# Re-do process to pick up [possibly] redined $rc_conf_files
+		# Re-do process to pick up [possibly] redefined $rc_conf_files
 		for i in ${rc_conf_files}; do
 			case ${sourced_files} in
 			*:$i:*)