diff --git a/misc/unix/errorcodes.c b/misc/unix/errorcodes.c
index 4f9b1d92474..a45d43f528b 100644
--- a/misc/unix/errorcodes.c
+++ b/misc/unix/errorcodes.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static char *native_strerror(apr_status_t statcode, char *buf,
 /* glibc style */
 
 /* BeOS has the function available, but it doesn't provide
- * the prototype publically (doh!), so to avoid a build warning
+ * the prototype publicly (doh!), so to avoid a build warning
  * we add a suitable prototype here.
  */
 #if defined(BEOS)