diff --git a/fuse/fuse_kern_chan.c b/fuse/fuse_kern_chan.c
index 03291c3..5f77bbf 100644
--- a/fuse/fuse_kern_chan.c
+++ b/fuse/fuse_kern_chan.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 			fuse_session_exit(se);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		/* Errors occuring during normal operation: EINTR (read
+		/* Errors occurring during normal operation: EINTR (read
 		   interrupted), EAGAIN (nonblocking I/O), ENODEV (filesystem
 		   umounted) */
 		if (err != EINTR && err != EAGAIN)