diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index ecbb447..95ec7b3 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 
 
 # Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
+# information in a variable so we can use it in if_changed and friends.
 
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)