diff --git a/src/hal/inc/hal_socket.h b/src/hal/inc/hal_socket.h
index a6d64c08..c9520579 100644
--- a/src/hal/inc/hal_socket.h
+++ b/src/hal/inc/hal_socket.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ HandleSet
 Handleset_new(void);
 
 /**
- * \brief add a soecket to an existing handle set
+ * \brief add a socket to an existing handle set
  *
  * \param self the HandleSet instance
  * \param sock the socket to add