diff --git a/architecture/x86/gcc-options b/architecture/x86/gcc-options
index 72ed48d14..3a7e8cf91 100644
--- a/architecture/x86/gcc-options
+++ b/architecture/x86/gcc-options
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ case "$ROCKCFG_X86_OPT" in
 	var_append GCC3_WRAPPER_INSERT " " "-march=pentium-mmx" ;;
     k6*)
 	var_append GCC3_WRAPPER_INSERT " " "-march=$ROCKCFG_X86_OPT"
-	# work-around and shoudl be removed when gcc 3.x got fixed ...
+	# workaround and should be removed when gcc 3.x got fixed ...
 	var_append GCC3_WRAPPER_INSERT " " "-fno-branch-count-reg"
 	;;
     *)