diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
index 37e31ef47..a9a45a240 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ public abstract class Repository {
 		if (refName.endsWith(".lock")) //$NON-NLS-1$
 			return false;
 
-		// Borrow logic for filterig out invalid paths. These
+		// Borrow logic for filtering out invalid paths. These
 		// are also invalid ref
 		try {
 			DirCacheCheckout.checkValidPath(refName);