diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 3b780e8bd..9552792f8 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter install, $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
 override PROFILE:=release
 endif
 
-# Needed for the foreach loops to split each loop into a seperate command
+# Needed for the foreach loops to split each loop into a separate command
 define newline