diff --git a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
index 2f6727bcef..32afc8d0df 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_basebackup/receivelog.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ CheckServerVersionForStreaming(PGconn *conn)
  * indefinitely.
  *
  * standby_message_timeout controls how often we send a message
- * back to the master letting it know our progress, in miliseconds.
+ * back to the master letting it know our progress, in milliseconds.
  * This message will only contain the write location, and never
  * flush or replay.
  *