diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c
index ff9b964e6a7..91064d19b73 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_ltdb_server.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ int ctdb_ltdb_lock_fetch_requeue(struct ctdb_db_context *ctdb_db,
 
 
 /*
-  paraoid check to see if the db is empty
+  paranoid check to see if the db is empty
  */
 static void ctdb_check_db_empty(struct ctdb_db_context *ctdb_db)
 {