diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index 42dab08ba9..0a89120384 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ IPUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
 # When gettext is enabled (BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT=y), and provides libintl
 # (BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT=y), libgpg-error will link with libintl, and libgpg-error
 # is pulled in by libgcrypt. Since iputils doesn't use libtool, we have to link
-# with libintl explicitly for static linking,
+# with libintl explicitly for static linking.
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS)$(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT)$(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),yyy)
 IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += ADDLIB='-lintl'
 endif