diff --git a/src/uu/du/src/du.rs b/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
index 5e4feee8b..cab9da227 100644
--- a/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
+++ b/src/uu/du/src/du.rs
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ impl FromStr for Threshold {
 
         if s.starts_with('-') {
             // Threshold of '-0' excludes everything besides 0 sized entries
-            // GNU's du threats '-0' as an invalid argument
+            // GNU's du treats '-0' as an invalid argument
             if size == 0 {
                 return Err(ParseSizeError::ParseFailure(s.to_string()));
             }