diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 21e3c914e..2b26c044a 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 		logged  bool   // deferred EVMLogger should ignore already logged steps
 		res     []byte // result of the opcode execution function
 	)
-	// Don't move this deferrred function, it's placed before the capturestate-deferred method,
+	// Don't move this deferred function, it's placed before the capturestate-deferred method,
 	// so that it get's executed _after_: the capturestate needs the stacks before
 	// they are returned to the pools
 	defer func() {