diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index 59a2fd60bb4..ca9a900f54d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) podIsTerminated(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	return status.Phase == v1.PodFailed || status.Phase == v1.PodSucceeded || (pod.DeletionTimestamp != nil && notRunning(status.ContainerStatuses))
 }
 
-// IsPodTerminated returns trus if the pod with the provided UID is in a terminated state ("Failed" or "Succeeded")
+// IsPodTerminated returns true if the pod with the provided UID is in a terminated state ("Failed" or "Succeeded")
 // or if the pod has been deleted or removed
 func (kl *Kubelet) IsPodTerminated(uid types.UID) bool {
 	pod, podFound := kl.podManager.GetPodByUID(uid)