diff --git a/physical/inmem/inmem.go b/physical/inmem/inmem.go
index 97433a7d60..d9cca52610 100644
--- a/physical/inmem/inmem.go
+++ b/physical/inmem/inmem.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (i *InmemBackend) FailDelete(fail bool) {
 	atomic.StoreUint32(i.failDelete, val)
 }
 
-// List is used ot list all the keys under a given
+// List is used to list all the keys under a given
 // prefix, up to the next prefix.
 func (i *InmemBackend) List(ctx context.Context, prefix string) ([]string, error) {
 	i.permitPool.Acquire()