diff --git a/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c b/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
index ea7b0cbfde..d26437f026 100644
--- a/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
+++ b/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ int ssl3_write_pending(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
  *
  * This function must handle any surprises the peer may have for us, such as
  * Alert records (e.g. close_notify) or renegotiation requests. ChangeCipherSpec
- * messages are treated as if they were handshake messages *if* the |recd_type|
+ * messages are treated as if they were handshake messages *if* the |recvd_type|
  * argument is non NULL.
  * Also if record payloads contain fragments too small to process, we store
  * them until there is enough for the respective protocol (the record protocol