diff --git a/lib/transports/polling.js b/lib/transports/polling.js
index 667a1f237..5d15c0763 100644
--- a/lib/transports/polling.js
+++ b/lib/transports/polling.js
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Polling.prototype.doWrite = function (data, options, callback) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Comparesses data.
+ * Compresses data.
  *
  * @api private
  */