diff --git a/libcontainer/init_linux.go b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
index a21d1a7e6..fd124f6de 100644
--- a/libcontainer/init_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type pid struct {
 type network struct {
 	configs.Network
 
-	// TempVethPeerName is a unique tempory veth peer name that was placed into
+	// TempVethPeerName is a unique temporary veth peer name that was placed into
 	// the container's namespace.
 	TempVethPeerName string `json:"temp_veth_peer_name"`
 }