diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/thread_pool/worker.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/thread_pool/worker.rs
index 31712e441..dbd1aff6d 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/thread_pool/worker.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/thread_pool/worker.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl Context {
     }
 
     fn run_task(&self, task: Notified, mut core: Box<Core>) -> RunResult {
-        // Make sure thew orker is not in the **searching** state. This enables
+        // Make sure the worker is not in the **searching** state. This enables
         // another idle worker to try to steal work.
         core.transition_from_searching(&self.worker);