diff --git a/eth/api.go b/eth/api.go
index 3ec72c58e43c..f81dfa922b7a 100644
--- a/eth/api.go
+++ b/eth/api.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) ExportChain(file string, first *uint64, last *uint64
 		last = &head
 	}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err == nil {
-		// File already exists. Allowing overwrite could be a DoS vecotor,
+		// File already exists. Allowing overwrite could be a DoS vector,
 		// since the 'file' may point to arbitrary paths on the drive
 		return false, errors.New("location would overwrite an existing file")
 	}