diff --git a/pkg/ioutil/ioutil.go b/pkg/ioutil/ioutil.go
index a264e4cc5..9aa37cb26 100644
--- a/pkg/ioutil/ioutil.go
+++ b/pkg/ioutil/ioutil.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 const defaultAppendBufferSize = humanize.MiByte
 
 // WriteOnCloser implements io.WriteCloser and always
-// exectues at least one write operation if it is closed.
+// executes at least one write operation if it is closed.
 //
 // This can be useful within the context of HTTP. At least
 // one write operation must happen to send the HTTP headers