diff --git a/src/ippair.c b/src/ippair.c
index 71ef24fef5..110eb9f6c6 100644
--- a/src/ippair.c
+++ b/src/ippair.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static IPPair *IPPairGetNew(Address *a, Address *b)
     } else {
         /* ippair has been recycled before it went into the spare queue */
 
-        /* ippair is initialized (recylced) but *unlocked* */
+        /* ippair is initialized (recycled) but *unlocked* */
     }
 
     (void) SC_ATOMIC_ADD(ippair_counter, 1);