diff --git a/util/mk1mf.pl b/util/mk1mf.pl
index d2013bb0005941f8526dc8bd6d26b535740bf638..14253a1a4c17529114442f1e9a8d240332d608aa 100755
--- a/util/mk1mf.pl
+++ b/util/mk1mf.pl
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ LFLAGS=$lflags
 RSC=$rsc
 FIPSLINK=\$(PERL) util${o}fipslink.pl
 
-# The output directory for everything intersting
+# The output directory for everything interesting
 OUT_D=$out_dir
 # The output directory for all the temporary muck
 TMP_D=$tmp_dir