diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_mcs_lock.c b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_mcs_lock.c
index f7d33d7970a..f3a29cb40e3 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_mcs_lock.c
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_mcs_lock.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ _shmem_mcs_clear_lock(long *lockp)
     int retv            = 0;
 
     /**
-     * Can make atomic fetch to be safe in non-cc architecutres
+     * Can make atomic fetch to be safe in non-cc architectures
      * Has impact on performance
      */
     retv = MCA_ATOMIC_CALL(fadd(oshmem_ctx_default, (void*)next,