diff --git a/src/bankd/bankd_main.c b/src/bankd/bankd_main.c
index 8ec0966..8c1c9a8 100644
--- a/src/bankd/bankd_main.c
+++ b/src/bankd/bankd_main.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 	asn_debug = 0;
 
-	/* intialize members of 'bankd' */
+	/* initialize members of 'bankd' */
 	bankd->slotmaps = slotmap_init(bankd);
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&bankd->workers);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&bankd->workers_mutex, NULL);