diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 9ec84d0f45..fe0a7bef38 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ $$(error "Package $(1) defines host variant before target variant!")
 endif
 endif
 
-# Globaly remove following conflicting and useless files
+# Globally remove following conflicting and useless files
 $(2)_DROP_FILES_OR_DIRS += /share/info/dir
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_TYPE),host)