diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 2ed76aa68c6..a0fd539ed25 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ _cleanworldtmp: .PHONY
 # Note: for delete-old we need to set $PATH to also include the host $PATH
 # since otherwise a partial build with missing symlinks in ${WORLDTMP}/legacy/
 # will fail to run due to missing binaries. $WMAKE sets PATH to only ${TMPPATH}
-# so we remove that assingnment from $WMAKE and prepend the new $PATH
+# so we remove that assignment from $WMAKE and prepend the new $PATH
 	${_+_}@if [ -e "${WORLDTMP}" ]; then \
 		echo ">>> Deleting stale files in build tree..."; \
 		cd ${.CURDIR}; env PATH=${TMPPATH:Q}:${PATH:Q} ${WMAKE:NPATH=*} \