diff --git a/src/flow-timeout.c b/src/flow-timeout.c
index 92632e68f6..0b75228ca3 100644
--- a/src/flow-timeout.c
+++ b/src/flow-timeout.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void FlowForceReassemblyForFlow(Flow *f)
  * - silence complaining profilers
  * - allow us to aggressively check using debug validation assertions
  * - be robust in case of future changes
- * - locking overhead if neglectable when no other thread fights us
+ * - locking overhead is negligible when no other thread fights us
  *
  * \param q The queue to process flows from.
  */