diff --git a/src/core/netif.c b/src/core/netif.c
index 0762fabf..ca6e90dd 100644
--- a/src/core/netif.c
+++ b/src/core/netif.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ netif_set_ipaddr(struct netif *netif, struct ip_addr *ipaddr)
       /* PCB bound to current local interface address? */
       if (ip_addr_cmp(&(lpcb->local_ip), &(netif->ip_addr))) {
         /* The PCB is listening to the old ipaddr and
-         * is set to listen to the new one instead */
+         * is set to listen to the new one instead
          * TODO: how do we know it is _listening_? */
         ip_addr_set(&(lpcb->local_ip), ipaddr);
       }