diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
index cd615c962a4..0ec0925ad85 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) pruneInitContainersBeforeStart(pod *v1.Pod,
 	}
 }
 
-// Remove all init containres. Note that this function does not check the state
+// Remove all init containers. Note that this function does not check the state
 // of the container because it assumes all init containers have been stopped
 // before the call happens.
 func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) purgeInitContainers(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus) {