diff --git a/lib/nextTick.js b/lib/nextTick.js
index 0e2e2e0a6..fb6389810 100644
--- a/lib/nextTick.js
+++ b/lib/nextTick.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { hasNextTick, hasSetImmediate, fallback, wrap }  from './internal/setImm
 
 /**
  * Calls `callback` on a later loop around the event loop. In Node.js this just
- * calls `process.nextTicl`.  In the browser it will use `setImmediate` if
+ * calls `process.nextTick`.  In the browser it will use `setImmediate` if
  * available, otherwise `setTimeout(callback, 0)`, which means other higher
  * priority events may precede the execution of `callback`.
  *