diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dc62f1ec51f..e1d450131fe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10331,7 +10331,7 @@ fi
 
 
 validate_tzpath() {
-    # Checks that each element of hte path is an absolute path
+    # Checks that each element of the path is an absolute path
     if test -z "$1"; then
         # Empty string is allowed: it indicates no system TZPATH
         return 0