diff --git a/source4/cldap_server/rootdse.c b/source4/cldap_server/rootdse.c
index 84f26967da1..aff594608fb 100644
--- a/source4/cldap_server/rootdse.c
+++ b/source4/cldap_server/rootdse.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void cldapd_rootdse_request(struct cldap_socket *cldap,
 	reply.result		= &result;
 
 	/* Note: The remoteAddress should rather be set on a ldb request.
-	 * We can set this savely on the context here,
+	 * We can set this safely on the context here,
 	 * since cldapd_rootdse_fill operates synchronously. */
 	ldb_set_opaque(cldapd->samctx, "remoteAddress", src);