diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/var_run b/libexec/rc/rc.d/var_run
index 0dc37698ee76..b3d3c3c5b22f 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/var_run
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/var_run
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stop_cmd="_var_run_stop"
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
-# doesn't make sense to run in a svcj: config setting
+# doesn't make sense to run in a svc: config setting
 var_run_svcj="NO"
 
 _var_run_load() {