diff --git a/command/job_status.go b/command/job_status.go
index 5bcd18602..55c84e493 100644
--- a/command/job_status.go
+++ b/command/job_status.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// maxFailedTGs is the maximum number of task groups we show failure reasons
-	// for before defering to eval-status
+	// for before deferring to eval-status
 	maxFailedTGs = 5
 )