diff --git a/include/syslog.h b/include/syslog.h
index 72898047351ea02ef3467b58fa3d75321e827ff6..04119404873140e6edd23516e7e38c1fd08a260d 100644
--- a/include/syslog.h
+++ b/include/syslog.h
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ int lowvsyslog(int priority, FAR const char *format, va_list ap);
  *   Kernel Build:  The kernel build is compliant with the POSIX requirement:
  *     There will be one mask for for each user process, controlling the
  *     SYSLOG output only form that process.  There will be a separate mask
- *     accessable only in the kernel code to control kernel SYSLOG output.
+ *     accessible only in the kernel code to control kernel SYSLOG output.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/