diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index 2cdc840b60fea7..f4d2a629bffb5a 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function rewriteForProxiedHttp(req, reqOptions, proxyAuthority, userHostHeader,
     // so a rejected request doesn't leave proxy-* headers stuck on the outgoing header store.
     // XXX(joyeecheung): This validates whether the request conforms to the RFC, but here
     // we only do it for proxied requests for backward compatibility. For non-proxied requests,
-    // ensuring thst the request is well formed has been entirely left to the user.
+    // ensuring that the request is well formed has been entirely left to the user.
     const result = validateRequestAuthority(req.path, proxyAuthority, userHostHeader, headerArray);
     if (headerArray === undefined) {
       const currentHost = req.getHeader('host');