diff --git a/file/sst_file_manager_impl.h b/file/sst_file_manager_impl.h
index d6db3d494..bc41a9405 100644
--- a/file/sst_file_manager_impl.h
+++ b/file/sst_file_manager_impl.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class SstFileManagerImpl : public SstFileManager {
   std::unordered_map<std::string, uint64_t> tracked_files_;
   // The maximum allowed space (in bytes) for sst and blob files.
   uint64_t max_allowed_space_;
-  // DeleteScheduler used to throttle file deletition.
+  // DeleteScheduler used to throttle file deletion.
   DeleteScheduler delete_scheduler_;
   port::CondVar cv_;
   // Flag to force error recovery thread to exit