diff --git a/nselib/rpc.lua b/nselib/rpc.lua
index d70950849..194d90f65 100644
--- a/nselib/rpc.lua
+++ b/nselib/rpc.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ RPC_version = {
 -- Low-level communication class
 Comm = {
 
-    --- Creats a new rpc Comm object
+    --- Creates a new rpc Comm object
     --
     -- @param program name string
     -- @param version number containing the program version to use