diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 866682b..38cb457 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -2813,7 +2813,7 @@
 		    char_u *val = tv_get_string(tv);
 
 		    // Careful: when assigning to v:errmsg and tv_get_string()
-		    // causes an error message the variable will alrady be set.
+		    // causes an error message the variable will already be set.
 		    if (di->di_tv.vval.v_string == NULL)
 			di->di_tv.vval.v_string = vim_strsave(val);
 		}