diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/initsystem/initsystem_unix.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/initsystem/initsystem_unix.go
index ff17f3464cd..5cbf9099e75 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/initsystem/initsystem_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/initsystem/initsystem_unix.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (sysd SystemdInitSystem) EnableCommand(service string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("systemctl enable %s.service", service)
 }
 
-// reloadSystemd reloeads the systemd daemon
+// reloadSystemd reloads the systemd daemon
 func (sysd SystemdInitSystem) reloadSystemd() error {
 	if err := exec.Command("systemctl", "daemon-reload").Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reload systemd: %v", err)