diff --git a/mod/box/index.c b/mod/box/index.c
index 8bb0212b1374e42878bf248e5dbc6cfa02b0ba2f..8c7a54aecb68b265acfa53eb822db470cd32003c 100644
--- a/mod/box/index.c
+++ b/mod/box/index.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ field_compare(struct field *f1, struct field *f2, enum field_data_type type)
  * Compare index_tree_members only by fields defined in index->field_cmp_order.
  * Return:
  *      Common meaning:
- *              < 0  - a is smaler than b
+ *              < 0  - a is smaller than b
  *              == 0 - a is equal to b
  *              > 0  - a is greater than b
  *      Custom treatment (by absolute value):