diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index bfc6e349900..ce714dce6ed 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -3667,7 +3667,7 @@ compiler_try_star_except(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
             /*
                [orig]       BUILD_LIST
             */
-            /* Creat a copy of the original EG */
+            /* Create a copy of the original EG */
             /*
                [orig, []]   COPY 2
                [orig, [], exc]