diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_hwmp.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_hwmp.c
index 2e596513c79..de07d501513 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_hwmp.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_hwmp.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ SYSCTL_PROC(_net_wlan_hwmp, OID_AUTO, net_diameter_traversal_time,
     CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,
     &ieee80211_hwmp_net_diameter_traversaltime, 0,
     ieee80211_sysctl_msecs_ticks, "I",
-    "estimate travelse time across the MBSS (ms)");
+    "estimate traversal time across the MBSS (ms)");
 static int	ieee80211_hwmp_roottimeout = -1;
 SYSCTL_PROC(_net_wlan_hwmp, OID_AUTO, roottimeout,
     CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE,