diff --git a/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c b/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c
index 920354a066021..ee4ea74e16866 100644
--- a/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c
+++ b/ext/skeleton/skeleton.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(extname)
 /* }}} */
 
 
-/* Remove the following function when you have succesfully modified config.m4
+/* Remove the following function when you have successfully modified config.m4
    so that your module can be compiled into PHP, it exists only for testing
    purposes. */