diff --git a/core/vm/gas_table.go b/core/vm/gas_table.go
index 944b6cf0a5df5..19d2198af6bd0 100644
--- a/core/vm/gas_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/gas_table.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func memoryGasCost(mem *Memory, newMemSize uint64) (uint64, error) {
 // as argument:
 // CALLDATACOPY (stack position 2)
 // CODECOPY (stack position 2)
-// EXTCODECOPY (stack poition 3)
+// EXTCODECOPY (stack position 3)
 // RETURNDATACOPY (stack position 2)
 func memoryCopierGas(stackpos int) gasFunc {
 	return func(evm *EVM, contract *Contract, stack *Stack, mem *Memory, memorySize uint64) (uint64, error) {