diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc.mk b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
index 94935d79a2..41a2dfb1cc 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --with-fp-32="$(GCC_TARGET_FP32_MODE)"
 endif
 
 # musl/uClibc-ng does not work with biarch powerpc toolchains, we
-# need to configure gcc explicitely for 32 Bit for CPU's supporting
+# need to configure gcc explicitly for 32 Bit for CPU's supporting
 # 64 Bit and 32 Bit
 ifneq ($(GCC_TARGET_CPU),)
 ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc),y)