diff --git a/src/redis-cli.c b/src/redis-cli.c
index ca9fe6ad7..c9f397512 100644
--- a/src/redis-cli.c
+++ b/src/redis-cli.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void cliRefreshPrompt(void) {
 
 /* Return the name of the dotfile for the specified 'dotfilename'.
  * Normally it just concatenates user $HOME to the file specified
- * in 'dotfilename'. However if the environment varialbe 'envoverride'
+ * in 'dotfilename'. However if the environment variable 'envoverride'
  * is set, its value is taken as the path.
  *
  * The function returns NULL (if the file is /dev/null or cannot be