diff --git a/src/cmd/goinstall/main.go b/src/cmd/goinstall/main.go
index 88428261d67..072588457ec 100644
--- a/src/cmd/goinstall/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/goinstall/main.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func printDeps(pkg string) {
 }
 
 // readPackageList reads the list of installed packages from the
-// goinstall.log files in GOROOT and the GOPATHs and initalizes
+// goinstall.log files in GOROOT and the GOPATHs and initializes
 // the installedPkgs variable.
 func readPackageList() {
 	for _, t := range build.Path {