diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 54efe18d64..43d03924de 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
 }
 
 // runEthPeer registers an eth peer into the joint eth/snap peerset, adds it to
-// various subsistems and starts handling messages.
+// various subsystems and starts handling messages.
 func (h *handler) runEthPeer(peer *eth.Peer, handler eth.Handler) error {
 	// If the peer has a `snap` extension, wait for it to connect so we can have
 	// a uniform initialization/teardown mechanism