diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index c7419b00fb..94369ff9d7 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ $$(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)