diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/controller.go
index 3edbde601d3..b3447505b57 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/controller.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(key string) error {
 	}
 
 	// If an error occurs during Update, we'll requeue the item so we can
-	// attempt processing again later. THis could have been caused by a
+	// attempt processing again later. This could have been caused by a
 	// temporary network failure, or any other transient reason.
 	if err != nil {
 		return err