diff --git a/ssl/ssl_conf.c b/ssl/ssl_conf.c
index 7b462aa..890b0af 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_conf.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_conf.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <openssl/dh.h>
 
 /*
- * structure holding name tables. This is used for pemitted elements in lists
+ * structure holding name tables. This is used for permitted elements in lists
  * such as TLSv1.
  */