diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/type.go b/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
index 6356b296df8..1f568b31e6e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ type commonType struct {
 	fieldAlign    uint8        // alignment of struct field with this type
 	kind          uint8        // enumeration for C
 	alg           *uintptr     // algorithm table (../runtime/runtime.h:/Alg)
-	string        *string      // string form; unnecessary  but undeniably useful
+	string        *string      // string form; unnecessary but undeniably useful
 	*uncommonType              // (relatively) uncommon fields
 	ptrToThis     *runtimeType // pointer to this type, if used in binary or has methods
 }