diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/autotools.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/autotools.py
index d3b7893bfec..1f44ebf1373 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/autotools.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/autotools.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ def autoreconf(self, pkg, spec, prefix):
         if os.path.exists(self.configure_abs_path):
             return
 
-        # Else try to regenerate it, which reuquires a few build dependencies
+        # Else try to regenerate it, which requires a few build dependencies
         ensure_build_dependencies_or_raise(
             spec=spec,
             dependencies=["autoconf", "automake", "libtool"],