diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2821d3209..af8de0a09 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@ LIBUNBOUND_AGE=5
 # Current and Age.  Set Revision to 0, since this is the first
 # implementation of the new API.
 #
-# Otherwise, we're changing the binary API and breaking bakward
+# Otherwise, we're changing the binary API and breaking backward
 # compatibility with old binaries.  Increment Current.  Set Age to 0,
 # since we're backward compatible with no previous APIs.  Set Revision
 # to 0 too.