diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql.go b/src/database/sql/sql.go
index d8f19520c8..726aadb899 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ func (db *DB) connectionOpener(ctx context.Context) {
 
 // Open one new connection
 func (db *DB) openNewConnection(ctx context.Context) {
-	// maybeOpenNewConnctions has already executed db.numOpen++ before it sent
+	// maybeOpenNewConnections has already executed db.numOpen++ before it sent
 	// on db.openerCh. This function must execute db.numOpen-- if the
 	// connection fails or is closed before returning.
 	ci, err := db.connector.Connect(ctx)