diff --git a/src/rpc/protocol.h b/src/rpc/protocol.h
index eafb8d9e6..85bc4db10 100644
--- a/src/rpc/protocol.h
+++ b/src/rpc/protocol.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum RPCErrorCode
     RPC_METHOD_NOT_FOUND = -32601,
     RPC_INVALID_PARAMS   = -32602,
     // RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR should only be used for genuine errors in bitcoind
-    // (for exampled datadir corruption).
+    // (for example datadir corruption).
     RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR   = -32603,
     RPC_PARSE_ERROR      = -32700,