diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
index 9b229b88f6e..c3a21389aa2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (o *WardleServerOptions) Complete() error {
 	// register admission plugins
 	banflunder.Register(o.RecommendedOptions.Admission.Plugins)
 
-	// add admisison plugins to the RecommendedPluginOrder
+	// add admission plugins to the RecommendedPluginOrder
 	o.RecommendedOptions.Admission.RecommendedPluginOrder = append(o.RecommendedOptions.Admission.RecommendedPluginOrder, "BanFlunder")
 
 	return nil