diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
index 0e8191b6c5e3..cf362b3d1ec9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 #
 # TEST_START IF (DEFINED ALL_TESTS || ${MYTEST} == boottest) && ${MACHINE} == gandalf
 #
-# Notice the use of paranthesis. Without any paranthesis the above would be
+# Notice the use of parentheses. Without any parentheses the above would be
 # processed the same as:
 #
 # TEST_START IF DEFINED ALL_TESTS || (${MYTEST} == boottest && ${MACHINE} == gandalf)