diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller.go
index be11e392806..ff0cf4227ee 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/pv_controller.go
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ func (ctrl *PersistentVolumeController) unbindVolume(volume *v1.PersistentVolume
 			volumeClone.Annotations = nil
 		}
 	} else {
-		// The volume was pre-bound by user. Clear only the binging UID.
+		// The volume was pre-bound by user. Clear only the binding UID.
 		volumeClone.Spec.ClaimRef.UID = ""
 	}