diff --git a/libbb/create_icmp6_socket.c b/libbb/create_icmp6_socket.c
index 5966104..d8ff35a 100644
--- a/libbb/create_icmp6_socket.c
+++ b/libbb/create_icmp6_socket.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 /*
  * Utility routines.
  *
- * create raw socket for icmp (IPv6 version) protocol test permision
- * and drop root privilegies if running setuid
+ * create raw socket for icmp (IPv6 version) protocol test permission
+ * and drop root privileges if running setuid
  *
  */