diff --git a/opkg-build b/opkg-build
index d5eeb88..98008b6 100755
--- a/opkg-build
+++ b/opkg-build
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ opkext=0
 # This is needed because:
 #    - Busybox tar doesn't support '--format'
 #    - On some Linux distros, tar now defaults to posix format if '--format'
-#      isn't explictly specified
+#      isn't explicitly specified
 #    - Opkg doesn't currently support posix format archives
 #
 # It's easier to check for mention of the '--format' option than to detect the