diff --git a/src/emulate.c b/src/emulate.c
index 5ed63ad3..9995f3ca 100644
--- a/src/emulate.c
+++ b/src/emulate.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ RV_EXCEPTION_LIST
         return false;                                                 \
     }
 
-/* get current time in microsecnds and update csr_time register */
+/* get current time in microseconds and update csr_time register */
 static inline void update_time(riscv_t *rv)
 {
     struct timeval tv;