diff --git a/lib/readline.js b/lib/readline.js
index c75f7e1abf1..9a1c21e83f8 100644
--- a/lib/readline.js
+++ b/lib/readline.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Insperation for this code comes from Salvatore Sanfilippo's linenoise.
+// Inspiration for this code comes from Salvatore Sanfilippo's linenoise.
 // http://github.com/antirez/linenoise
 // Reference:
 // * http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html