diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index b376ebfaa..659fff670 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ func ValidNodeStatus(status string) bool {
 
 const (
 	// NodeSchedulingEligible and Ineligible marks the node as eligible or not,
-	// respectively, for receiving allocations. This is orthoginal to the node
+	// respectively, for receiving allocations. This is orthogonal to the node
 	// status being ready.
 	NodeSchedulingEligible   = "eligible"
 	NodeSchedulingIneligible = "ineligible"