diff --git a/net/netkernelconf/netkernelconf_linux.go b/net/netkernelconf/netkernelconf_linux.go
index b8c165ac5..9157d21c4 100644
--- a/net/netkernelconf/netkernelconf_linux.go
+++ b/net/netkernelconf/netkernelconf_linux.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func CheckUDPGROForwarding(tunInterface, defaultRouteInterface string) (warn, er
 	}
 	defaultHasRxWant, ok := defaultFeatures[rxWantFeature]
 	if !ok {
-		// unlikely the feature is nonexistant with txFeature in the TUN driver
+		// unlikely the feature is nonexistent with txFeature in the TUN driver
 		// being added to the kernel later than rxWantFeature, but let's be sure
 		return nil, nil
 	}