diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/syncserver.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/syncserver.go
index 121d87db7..8dc2e7aa5 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/syncserver.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/storage/syncserver.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (d *SyncServerDatabase) syncStreamPositionTx(
 }
 
 // IncrementalSync returns all the data needed in order to create an incremental
-// sync response for tshe given user. Events returned will include any client
+// sync response for the given user. Events returned will include any client
 // transaction IDs associated with the given device. These transaction IDs come
 // from when the device sent the event via an API that included a transaction
 // ID.