diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
index c0b488627ef..9bdf18c44fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , gsaslSupport ? false, gsasl
 , gssSupport ? with stdenv.hostPlatform; (
     !isWindows &&
-    # disable gss becuase of: undefined reference to `k5_bcmp'
+    # disable gss because of: undefined reference to `k5_bcmp'
     # a very sad story re static: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=439039
     !isStatic &&
     # the "mig" tool does not configure its compiler correctly. This could be