diff --git a/compiler/vm.nim b/compiler/vm.nim
index c2ff798a7e..d97d2d6e6c 100644
--- a/compiler/vm.nim
+++ b/compiler/vm.nim
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ proc setupCompileTimeVar*(module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph; n: P
   discard evalConstExprAux(module, idgen, g, nil, n, emStaticStmt)
 
 proc prepareVMValue(arg: PNode): PNode =
-  ## strip nkExprColonExpr from tuple values recurively. That is how
+  ## strip nkExprColonExpr from tuple values recursively. That is how
   ## they are expected to be stored in the VM.
 
   # Early abort without copy. No transformation takes place.