diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index 86ba6ec3a7..448f1a4f7b 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -791,8 +791,8 @@ proc procParamTypeRel(c: var TCandidate; f, a: PType): TTypeRelation =
     # different C types (size_t vs unsigned long long).
     let fCheck = concreteType(c, f)
     let aCheck = concreteType(c, a)
-    # Notes that `result` is requal, now
-    # we checks whether they have the same backend type
+    # Notes that `result` is equal, now
+    # we check whether they have the same backend type
     if fCheck != nil and aCheck != nil and
         not sameBackendTypePickyAliases(
           fCheck.skipTypes({tyVar, tyLent, tySink, tyOwned}),