diff --git a/include/grpc/grpc_security.h b/include/grpc/grpc_security.h
index d7ed2d8ce0c..8a0d6852068 100644
--- a/include/grpc/grpc_security.h
+++ b/include/grpc/grpc_security.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ grpc_credentials *grpc_service_account_credentials_create(
 grpc_credentials *grpc_jwt_credentials_create(const char *json_key,
                                               gpr_timespec token_lifetime);
 
-/* Creates an Oauth2 Refresh Token crednetials object. May return NULL if the
+/* Creates an Oauth2 Refresh Token credentials object. May return NULL if the
    input is invalid.
    WARNING: Do NOT use this credentials to connect to a non-google service as
    this could result in an oauth2 token leak.