diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/v3_ncons.c b/crypto/x509v3/v3_ncons.c
index 5505a62..f923e29 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/v3_ncons.c
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/v3_ncons.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
   }
   int base_has_at = CBS_get_until_first(&base_cbs, &base_local, '@');
 
-  // Special case: inital '.' is RHS match
+  // Special case: initial '.' is RHS match
   if (!base_has_at && starts_with(&base_cbs, '.')) {
     if (has_suffix_case(&eml_cbs, &base_cbs)) {
       return X509_V_OK;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
     return X509_V_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_NAME_SYNTAX;
   }
 
-  // Special case: inital '.' is RHS match
+  // Special case: initial '.' is RHS match
   if (starts_with(&base_cbs, '.')) {
     if (has_suffix_case(&host, &base_cbs)) {
       return X509_V_OK;