diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index 9773632256..2ecba0f937 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BBLAYERS_LAYERINDEX_NAME_core = "openembedded-core"
 # Set a variable to get to the top of the metadata location
 COREBASE = '${@os.path.normpath("${LAYERDIR}/../")}'
 
-# opkg-utils is for update-altnernatives :(
+# opkg-utils is for update-alternatives :(
 SIGGEN_EXCLUDERECIPES_ABISAFE += " \
   sysvinit-inittab \
   shadow-securetty \